This team is lucky to say that it is not their fault, but other teams I worked with we not so lucky. They worked on the project from scratch. But still they had this problem with the tech debt – you work fast, add new features, but from sprint 7-8 you notice, that velocity drops a bit… If you do nothing – it drops more and more.
If you hear that the code is crap while drinking coffee at the kitchen or passing by the developer's table – it's a bit late. At this moment everyone already knows that project code is a crap and they probably don't feel very enthusiastic about fixing it.
PM has a great tool – retrospectives – to find out about the problem. You can ask your team to measure the health of the code today. If the health is under certain level – it's time to act.
When you know that there is a problem – you have the chance to fix it.
Step 2. Identify the reason.
The first thing you team should comfort with – it is they who create the crappy code. It does not appear by itself. So, crappy code exists because developers created it.
It is how it works – when you create something, you probably have the mess around you. If you are creating a sculpture – you start with the block of stone and cut it, leaving a rock parts around you. You don't clean immediately – you continue working and don't pay attention to all that mess. But when you are done – you clean your room. But if you are not – the room will be soon covered with the dust and pieces of rock, so you won't be able to continue with the next masterpiece. I think it is close to what happens during the development – you have some "working place mess". The problem rises when you forget to clean your working space – debt is growing and growing.
Tech debt is not influencing in the short term period, it is a long term horizon problem. You won't notice any changes this week or in 4 weeks.
It is the most simple decision. Just close your eyes and don;t think about the problem. But some day(not so far away in the future) you will find yourself asking your team "Why this minor change takes so long????". Your speed will definitely be influenced by the big tech debt.
Of course, we will have tech debt. But if you keep it under the curtain level – your velocity won't suffer from it.
To work on the tech debt you definitely spend some additional time. But investing the time in the short term perspective you save time in the long term perspective – much more time than you spent on fixing the debt.
TDD. Keep your test's green. Add the "Tests created" rule in the "Ready for development" column (or add one more column) to your board.
Definition of done – don't allow to set "done" until developer "cleans up" the working space. "Code is good enough" – add this rule to the definition of done on your board.
You inherited crappy code from your descendants: It is not possible to "overwrite everything" as your team advices you. Just start with reducing the tech debt – when the developer implements the new feature he should clean up the area, connected to the feature – refactor it. It is a small step, but if all the team makes it consistently – the results become visible in a weeks/months.
How to monitor the state of the code? It is very difficult to measure the tech debt. So, here we will use a lot of the personal feelings of the development team.
Add the subcolumn "Tech debt" to your board. When the developer some across the part which need to be refactored, but he has no time to work on it now – he should add that to the "Tech debt" column as the task. Also team should add some improvements, ideas on the clean up to this column. During the sprint – reserve some amount of time for this column tasks. The visualization of the tasks on the board will help you to control the amount of the debt and finally start improving it.
Check the "Code health" rate during the daily meeting/retrospective. Just ask the developers – they know more than you can imagine. Put that information on your board, so everyone can see. When the level of the "health" is beneath some level – act! We have :), :|, 😦 and ;( for showing the code "health".


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using Homebank.Core.Entities;
using Homebank.Core.Interfaces.Repositories;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

namespace Homebank.Core.Repositories
{
	public class TemplateRepository : BaseRepository<Template>, ITemplateRepository
    {
		public TemplateRepository(DatabaseContext databaseContext)
			: base(databaseContext)
		{
		}

		public Template GetById(User user, int id)
		{
			return _databaseContext.Templates.FirstOrDefault(p => p.User.Id == user.Id && p.Id == id);
		}

		public IList<Template> GetAllByUser(User user)
		{
			return _databaseContext.Templates.Where(p => p.User.Id == user.Id).OrderBy(p => p.Account.Name).ThenBy(p => p.Name).ToList();
		}

		public IList<Template> GetAllByAccount(int accountId)
		{
			return _databaseContext.Templates.Where(p => p.Account.Id == accountId).OrderBy(p => p.Name).ToList();
		}

		public IList<Template> GetAllByAccountForDeletion(int accountId)
		{
			return _databaseContext.Templates.Where(p => p.Account.Id == accountId || p.ReferenceAccount.Id == accountId).ToList();
		}

		public bool IsNameUnique(int userId, int templateId, string name, int accountId)
		{
			return _databaseContext.Templates.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == name && p.Account.Id == accountId &&  p.User.Id == userId && p.Id != templateId) == null;
		}
	}
}

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Q: Custom camera in xcode, Swift 3 So I have this issue where I am trying to create a custom camera in Xcode however, for some reason I cannot get it so that it is set to use the front camera. No matter what I change in the code it seems to only use the back camera and I was hoping that someone might be generous enough to take a quick look at my code below and see whether there is something that I am missing or somewhere that I went wrong. Any help would be very much appreciated, thank you for your time.
func SelectInputDevice() {

let devices = AVCaptureDevice.defaultDevice(withDeviceType: .builtInWideAngleCamera,
              mediaType: AVMediaTypeVideo, position: .front)
 if devices?.position == AVCaptureDevicePosition.front {

 print(devices?.position)
 frontCamera = devices

}

currentCameraDevice = frontCamera
do {

   let captureDeviceInput = try AVCaptureDeviceInput(device: currentCameraDevice)
   captureSession.addInput(captureDeviceInput)

 } catch {

    print(error.localizedDescription)

  }

}

This is where frontCamera and currentCameraDevice are a AVCaptureDevice's.

A: Seems there are a few things missing from your code:
1) In order to change input devices you need to reconfigure the session by calling session.beginConfiguration() before adding the new device and ending with session.commitConfiguration(). Also all changes should be made on the background queue (that hopefully you've created for the session) so that UI isn't blocked when session is configured.
2) Code would be safer to check with the session it allows the new device before adding it with session.canAddInput(captureDeviceInput) + removing the previous device (the back camera) as front+back config isn't allowed.
3) Also would be cleaner to check your device has a working front camera (might be broken) before to prevent any crashes.
Full code for changing capture device to front camera would look like:
func switchCameraToFront() {

    //session & sessionQueue are references to the capture session and its dispatch queue
    sessionQueue.async { [unowned self] in

        let currentVideoInput = self.videoDeviceInput //ref to current videoInput as setup in initial session config

        let preferredPosition: AVCaptureDevicePosition = .front
        let preferredDeviceType: AVCaptureDeviceType = .builtInWideAngleCamera

        let devices = self.videoDeviceDiscoverySession.devices!
        var newVideoDevice: AVCaptureDevice? = nil

        // First, look for a device with both the preferred position and device type. Otherwise, look for a device with only the preferred position.
        if let device = devices.filter({ $0.position == preferredPosition && $0.deviceType == preferredDeviceType }).first {
            newVideoDevice = device
        }
        else if let device = devices.filter({ $0.position == preferredPosition }).first {
            newVideoDevice = device
        }

        if let videoDevice = newVideoDevice {
            do {
                let videoDeviceInput = try AVCaptureDeviceInput(device: videoDevice)

                self.session.beginConfiguration()

                // Remove the existing device input first, since using the front and back camera simultaneously is not supported.
                self.session.removeInput(currentVideoInput)

                if self.session.canAddInput(videoDeviceInput) {

                    self.session.addInput(videoDeviceInput)
                    self.videoDeviceInput = videoDeviceInput
                }
                else {
                    //fallback to current device
                    self.session.addInput(self.videoDeviceInput);
                }
                self.session.commitConfiguration()
            }
            catch {

            }
        }
    }
}

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Chances are good that if you have seen a fire pit or gas fireplace lately, including your own, it has some lava rocks in it. But why?
If you have ever wondered what the purpose is for these fireplace lava rocks and other materials you see on firepits and sometimes even grills, then the following information can shed light on why they are so common as well as the benefits they can provide.
Why Use Fireplace Lava Rocks or Fillers?
The simplest reason that people use lava rocks and fillers in their fireplace is that they complete the appearance of a natural log fire. Log fires tend to generate lots of ash and embers. While these elements make cleanup more difficult, they do lend a large amount of charm, enhancing the aesthetic sense of warmth a fire can generate.
In a gas fireplace, having just flames coming out of a burner element may feel underwhelming by comparison. That is why so many companies have created simulated "gas logs" as well as lava rocks and fillers, which all help recreate the image of a typical log fire but with far less mess and no set-up time.
Lava rocks, for instance, help fill the visual space while giving gas flames a temperature resistant media to burn through and against. Fireplace filler does the same thing, but these "ashes" can get red hot just like coals, completing the illusion for your fireplace.
They also have a practical purpose in that they help heat spread and radiate more evenly, delivering a fire experience with fewer cold spots.
What Are Lava Rocks and Fireplace Filler Made Out Of?
Like their name states, lava rocks are made from actual lava. Volcanic eruptions spew out tons and tons of rock and ash into the sky. Basalt is one of the most common types of rocks ejected during an eruption, and it can take many forms based on how it cools.
Most products sold as "lava rocks" are vesicular basalts, says Washington University in St. Louis. This type of rock forms when air bubbles get trapped inside lava as it cools and expands. Highly vesicular basalt rocks are often called pumice, but they are more delicate than the rocks you would typically buy for your fireplace or garden.
Fireplace filler is commonly made of a material called vermiculite. Vermiculite has an amazing property where it expands, or "exfoliates," many times its original size when heated under high temperatures. Despite having a fluffy appearance, this state allows vermiculite to be extremely resistant to high temperatures. You may notice this effect when fireplace filler glows, but somehow never gets burnt up or disintegrated.
What About Lava Rocks for Fire Pits?
Fire pits may actually benefit more from using lava rocks than an indoor fireplace would. In addition to providing aesthetic appeal, the rocks insulate the gas burner from wind, rain, cold and other elements. It also provides a mechanism for the flames to spread apart while giving the entire pit a more evenly spread heat.
You can buy lava rocks, vermiculite and other accessories for your gas heating fixtures under Emberside's accessories page.


I think what your husband said was pretty awesome. I'm 6 1/2 mo. pregnant with my 4th and lived 100 miles from the nearest town. As a result I struggled to find any prenatal care and the very first thing I got was a 20 week ultrasound. A local rural care doctor (who fully admitted that she is not set up to do prenatal care but she was worried I'd had no care and ordered the ultrasound at a minimum) read the results in front of me and hesitated before saying I had Trisomy 18. It's a chromosome issue that's considered "non compatible with life". I had to figure out how to bury my baby who would likely not live more than hours or days after birth while living out of our home state and totally alone. And it was 2 more months before I got any more info about it. I have since had a more advanced ultrasound and been completely cleared of T-18 and the baby is perfect. Can you believe that? So I choked up a little when I read your husband's response because when you are told your baby will die at birth, I would have given anything in the world to hear that my baby had something wrong, but would still live. I always assumed my babies would be born healthy (I have had 3 home births). Now I understand that mentality of "as long as they are healthy and happy, I don't care what they look like".
Rosie, I can't even imagine if I was told the news you were, and then find out it wasn't the case! Wow, these crazy kids put us through so many emotions that I never knew I had. I'm glad you will be having a health baby. Puts it all into perspective right? God bless.


Why have just one capital city when you can be home to a couple of them? Bolivia's official capital is Sucre while La Paz is the seat of government. Trying to figure out where to put that star on the map has reportedly driven more than one cartographer crazy.
You say "potato," I say, "What kind?"
The Irish might have made them famous, but potatoes actually originated in the Andes, where there are currently more than a thousand different varieties. Needless to say, it's not the best place to start your low-carb diet.
Brazil may beat Bolivia when it comes to soccer points, but not when it comes to creating excessively large images of Jesus Christ. The towering Christ the Reedemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is more famous, but it is surpassed thirteen feet in height by the Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, the tallest Jesus statue in the world. God is literally huge in Bolivia.
At 12,000 feet, La Paz is the highest capital city in the world, but along with this claim to fame comes the problem of altitude sickness. Bolivians claim that "soroche" can be cured with a dose of coca leaves, taken in the form of herb tea or simply by placing a wad of the leaves in the side of your cheek and sucking on them for an hour or until your teeth turn green, whichever comes first.
Perhaps because of this natural remedy, Bolivians tend to scoff at the idea of high altitude. The temperate valley region located around 8,000 feet above sea level, nearly 3,000 miles higher than our own "Mile-High City" of Denver, is considered "lower altitude." Neighboring countries are not as easily convinced. A controversy erupted in 2007 when the South American soccer association (called by its Spanish acronym FIFA) forbid matches from being played in La Paz due to the potentially detrimental health effects of the city's high altitude. Apparently it's tough to chew on coca leaves and hit the ball with your head at the same time.
What is currently the poorest country in South America was once home to the wealthiest city in the world. By the end of the Sixteenth Century, Potosi had twice the population of either Paris or London and was home to the richest silver reserves on Earth. Unfortunately, instead of investing in Bolivia's infrastructure, all of that silver went back to Spain, some of which was used to build the Spanish Armada. To this day, when Bolivians want to talk about money, they rarely mention "dinero" — instead they say "plata," the Spanish word for silver.
Tinku means "encounter" in Quechua, but it's really more of a Bolivian "Fight Club." Each May, residents of the village of Macha get together for several days of officially sanctioned smacking each other around. An indigenous ritual that dates back nearly a thousand years, the event is filled with copious quantities of alcohol, music, and broken noses. Men square off against each other using rocks or just their fists, sometimes to the death. In a country famous for its machismo, once a year even women are encouraged out of the kitchen — and into the fighting ring.
The annual event is a tribute to the Andean Earth goddess Pachamama. The belief is that spilled blood will appease her and ensure a fruitful harvest, which also accounts for the llamas sacrificed during this period. Anthropologists argue that this tradition has a long history of creating cultural identity and preventing full-scale war amongst tribes. My take on this: What can you expect in a nation unfamiliar with Tupperware parties?
Who says there's no such thing as free rent?
The roads are chaos, guinea pig is often on the menu, and the altitude can wreak havoc with your system, but hey, you can't beat a country that offers free rent. Assuming you have capital up front, you can enter into an anticrético contract in which you offer your landlord a lump sum of cash, which is returned to you in its entirety once you vacate the premises. The idea is that the property owner takes this money and invests it, making a profit on your funds and returning the principal to you. It's pretty much win-win for everyone, but you need a large chunk of change to start with, at least several thousand dollars, and you have to agree to stay in the house or apartment for a year or more. Try pitching that idea to your next landlord.
Bolivia is one of the world's few landlocked countries. Ask why and you'll invariably hear a lot of bad things about their neighbors to the south. Bolivia lost its coast to Chile in 1879, around the same time this bellicose country also usurped a good chunk of Peru in the War of the Pacific. If lack of ocean access isn't reason enough to inspire a country's wrath, add the fact that Chileans also deprived Bolivia of its thriving guano industry. That's right: Bolivians are upset about losing their bird poop. The reason? The droppings from seals and seabirds are an effective fertilizer and also can be used to make gunpowder.
Then again, Bolivians have good reason to be bitter. The country has lost every single international war since gaining its independence from Spain in 1825. And it doesn't help matters that in the Nineteenth Century, President Mariano Melgarejo gave away a huge chunk of national territory to Brazil in exchange for a horse. How do you say, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" in Portuguese?
Bolivia is home to the second-largest natural gas reserves in South America. In fact, a large number of cars are powered by this fuel. Natural gas is sold alongside diesel and gasoline at service stations, dispensed from a pump not much different than the one used to put air in car tires. And you don't have to fill up your natural-gas tank on your own. A tightly clad, made-up woman will do the job for you. In a country known for its machismo, strangely enough, gas stations are staffed exclusively by young women.
Natural gas also has been the subject of more than one political controversy. In 2003, the Gas War took place, which resulted in 60 deaths and the ouster of President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada over his decision to build a gas pipeline for exportation purposes through Chile, Bolivia's old enemy and the country responsible for usurping Bolivia's coastline. When Carlos Mesa, the succeeding president, refused to bow to pressure to nationalize the hydrocarbons industry, he too was forced to resign as tens of thousands of protesters shut off all roads in and out of La Paz, bringing the city to a standstill. The moral: Bolivians take the problem of gas very seriously.
As if that weren't enough, the Water War was fought in 2000 when a consortium of international companies (from the United States and Europe) privatized the Bolivian water system. When they attempted to raise prices by 35 percent, water was suddenly out of the price range of a good percentage of Bolivian citizens. Violent street protests ensued with soldiers sometimes shooting into the crowds. The conflict was finally resolved with the ouster of the international companies and a return to government control over water resources.
In a country known for its utility wars, what could possibly be next? Electric company, start counting your weapons!
The official currency is the boliviano, worth around 14 American cents. However, don't be surprised to hear prices quoted in "pesos," a slang term for the boliviano.
Are you insane or just drunk?
When film director Steven Soderburgh was in Bolivia shooting Che: Part Two, he tried singani and liked it so much, he started his own company, Singani 63, which imports singani from Bolivia and aflixes Soderburg's label to the bottle.
Invite your llama to lunch.
The good thing about having a pet llama? You can eat him when times get tough. In Bolivia, llama is a common dish, eaten in the form of charki (which we mispronounce "jerky," one of the few English words that comes from the Quechua language). Llama meat is dried with salt and later fried in oil, making a tasty and nutritious meal, even if it's not exactly what you'll find at the counter of your local 7-Eleven.
When two parasites join forces, it rarely spells good news for us humans. In Bolivia, more than a million people are estimated to be infected with Chagas Disease, a serious illness with often-fatal consequences. The grim process starts with the vinchuca beetle, also known by its misleadingly optimistic name, the "kissing bug." Vinchucas live in the thatched roofs of adobe houses and come out at night to feed. For the most part, they're annoying bloodsuckers. However, the dangerous ones are infected with an additional host, a single-celled organism called Trypansoma cruzi, which enters a person's bloodstream and begins looking for a place to live and reproduce, often the brain or intestines, though the heart is its most frequent choice of accommodation. Heart attack or organ failure follows, though it takes a while. Symptoms often aren't present for a decade or even longer.
Chagas Disease is serious and widespread in Bolivia, and there is treatment but no cure. Fortunately, government efforts have helped to decrease its rate of contagion. The easiest solution? Helping villagers in the countryside replace their thatched roofs with corrugated metal ones, which quickly and easily eliminates the vinchuca beetle's nesting place.
Do you have a cold or are you just speaking Quechua?
Spanish remains the most commonly spoken language and is the one children use at school, however, the country is also home to a handful of other official tongues. Aymara is used in La Paz and its outlying regions, and Guarani is heard in jungle areas to the east, though its use is declining about as fast as the rain forest where it is spoken.
In Bolivia, don't be surprised if your taxi driver keeps picking up other passengers along the route to your final destination, or if he expects you to slide over and squeeze two people into the front passenger seat. Taxi-trufis are collective cabs that cost the same as bus fare, an inexpensive albeit crowded way to save on commuting expenses.
Also be prepared to advise your taxi driver how fast he's going. Many cars are imported from countries where speedometers are typically on the right side of the car. Once they get to Bolivia, the steering wheel is switched to the left, but this process is too complicated and pricey when it comes to the speedometer, which remains in front of the passenger instead of the driver. And forget traditional taxi yellow. In Bolivia, white is far more common, though cabs can actually come in any color. The reason for this? All it takes to become a taxi driver is owning a car and purchasing a large windshield sticker that reads, "Taxi." Seriously.
What's up with all those women in bowler hats?
This is my friend, Doña Celina. If you'd like to meet her (or me), come to Copacabana, Bolivia. Stay in our rustic adobe cabins and enjoy a visit to the breathtaking Lake Titicaca. Click on Cabins for more details.
What most people consider to be the epitome of Andean fashion — a woman with a baby on her back wearing a colorful gathered skirt and bowler hat — actually originated in Spain. Cholitas, the modern-day name for women who adopt this outfit, were initially forced to don the ruffled pollera skirts fashionable in Spain during the colonial period. The bowler hat was added in the 1920s when a shipment of this headwear arrived for the Europeans working on the railroads. Some versions of this story claim that the hats were the wrong size; others insist the hats were the wrong color. In any case, they were distributed to the locals, and the rest is fashion history.
To complete the cholita look, the pollera and bowler hat are sometimes accessorized with a colorful native textile called an aguayo, which is wrapped around the back and used to carry everything from vegetables to offspring to cell phones, which few cholitas are caught without these days. The aguayo works for hauling just about any item but money, which is kept safe in a small coin purse tucked away in the woman's bra.
Ironically, in spite of its international origins, this outfit has become closely identified with Bolivian ethnic identity, and its use is widespread. In large cities such as La Paz or Cochabamba, it's not uncommon to see cholitas on the street walking past cosmopolitan women in business suits. And the fashion varies by region. In Cochabamba and Potosi, the pollera is a knee-length gathered skirt that is often made of velour. The women of La Paz favor longer lengths, louder colors, and layers of ruffles.
However, the cholita way of dressing does come with a dose of discrimination. It is considered a lower-class outfit, and most women who aspire to higher posts discard it. Case in point: President Evo Morales has caused outrage among the general public by appointing several pollera-wearing women to cabinet posts. At presidential balls, white tie is now optional — as is the bowler hat.


The MCR is an interdisciplinary part-time postgraduate programme in children's rights. From the 2015-2016 cycle onwards the MCR will be organised by the University of Geneva, in continuation of the MCR Programme which has been organized between 2003 and 2014 by the University Institute Kurt Bösch (IUKB) and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland and will be integrated in the Continuous Education Programmes of the University of Geneva.
The MCR 2015-2016 cycle will begin on 2 February 2015 and the deadline for applications is 30 September 2014. Below you will find a general overview of the MCR Programme and our new brochure may also be downloaded here.


Alpha-H Absolute Eye Complex is a fantastic eye treatment to combat dark circles, shadows, puffiness and hyperpigmentation under the eyes. This refreshing treatment also acts as an eye make-up primer and can even be applied over make-up, during the day, to revitalise the area because it has a light-reflecting, blurring effect on skin irregularities and wrinkles. A solution for all your eye area concerns.
This eye cream is a hydrating serum formulated to use over the entire orbital area to combat dark circles, puffiness, hooded eyelids and fine lines. Mild flower acids, derived from Hibiscus Flower Petals, gently resurface and repair the delicate eye tissue, combating hyper pigmentation. The skin lifting Peptides firm and reduce swelling, Hyaluronic Acid replaces lost moisture and plumps, and light reflecting particles add luminosity diverting attention from fine lines and dark shadows.
Morning and evening: Apply a pea-sized amount by gently patting around the entire orbital area up to lash level and over the entire eye lid. In addition to acting as an instant eye lift, the Hyaluronic Acid in Absolute Eye Complex plumps out surface cells making this product the perfect primer for eye shadow and under eye concealer.
Aqua, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Niacinamide, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol, Allantoin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Gluconolactone, Fagus Sylvatica Bud Extract, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Sodium Benzoate, Alcohol, Cucumis Sativus Extract, Disodium Edta, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Potassium Hydroxide, Benzyl Alcohol, Punica Granatum Extract, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Benzoic Acid, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Gluconate, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38.
Clear coloured eye gel, which does absolutely nothing. Upon each application, there is a slight stinging sensation. Not recommended for anyone who has sensitive undereye.
This cream has received the probe and laid his hopes and on first use it seemed to me not pleasant because of its gel texture. But I decided to give it a chance. It moisturizes and makes the skin smooth and wrinkle free. Within two weeks of use it has reduced my crows feet and under-eye circles. Will definitely re-purchase.
I'm afraid the dispenser just does not work. The pump only manages to get any product out about one time out of five. So you end up having to take the top off and get it out that way, meaning you end up with far too much. After all that, it would have be an extraordinary product to be worth the bother. And, while it is perfectly nice to use, it feels a little nothing-y, with no noticeable difference to the eye area. I suspect a much cheaper eye-gel product would be much the same.
I absolutely love Alpha H's Liquid Gold but this eye gel is useless. It made absolutely no difference to anything around my eyes in terms of lines or dark circles. It was quite cool in feel and easy to apply but difficult to dispense.I will not be purchasing again.
I really like this product, it does help with texture, firmness and smoothness around the eye are, however; as other people have mentioned the packaging is annoying, the pump does not work well at all. Overall, I would purchase again.
This is a great product and after purchasing for myself I do agree with the reviews, but the pump annoys me greatly. It always seems to dispense a lot more than I need for my under eye area and I keep wasting it. Now I keep thinking if the product inside is worth all the nuisance.


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So Why is the Green Party's Jill Stein Filing For Recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania?
Bruce A. Dixon, BAR managing editor
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Is the Green Party's Jill Stein jumping into bed with Hillary and the Democrats in her call for recounts in PA, WI and MI? Or are Greens trying to lead the movement for voting rights, for fair elections tht count every vote, and to protect Green candidates in local races from having their elections stolen out from under them, often by Democrats?
For the record I haven't been on the staff of the Stein campaign since late June, so my opinions are pretty much my own. I'm also a current co-chair of the GA Green Party.
So why is the Green Party's Jill Stein campaign filing for recounts in 3 states? It's not to overturn the election results. As the Green Party has maintained all along when the choices are limited to Trump and Clinton we don't have a dog in that fight.
Fact is, it's not even a fight. President Obama said it best at his post-election White House meeting with the Donald, when he asserted that they were both on the same relay team and he was just passing the baton. To us Republicans and Democrats look a lot less like a relay team and much more like a sleazy wrestling tag team. Barack is tagging out, and now Trump is tagging in. Neither one is on our side.
The Stein campaign and the Green Party are filing for recounts because persuasive evidence exists that the vote totals were tampered with in several states. The researchers who uncovered these anomalies brought them to Democrats first. But since both capitalist parties are on the same team, Democrats were uninterested. But the Green Party and Jill Stein are NOT on their team.
While we don't much care which of the two capitalist candidates win, Greens care very much about the integrity and security of the election process. We have candidates in local races across the country in 2017 and 2018 to protect.
Hundreds of Green candidates will be running for local office around the country as mayors, aldermen, school board members and the like. They need to know the votes their neighbors cast for them will actually be counted. If vote totals in multiple states can be manipulated in a presidential election, the same thing can and likely will happen in local races, often at the hands of Democrats.
Greens cannot turn a blind eye to vote tampering in 2016, and hypocritically ask people to pour their energies into local campaigns for office in 2017 and 2018. We have to do what Democrats won't do and have never done, and that's fight for accountable, tamper proof election processes, for the right for everyone to vote and have every vote counted.
While Democrats frequently claim voting is the single most important civic act you can perform, they have a history of throwing their constituents' ballots away when it suits them, as in the presidential contests of 2000 and 2004.
In 2000 Democrats rolled over and threw away the vote in Florida and other states.
In November 2000 I was working for the Cook County Elections Department under the Cook County Clerk, a prominent local Democrat. That department conducts elections in the more than 2000 precincts making up the suburban half of Cook County, which is about equally divided between the city of Chicago and its inner suburbs.
For us, the November 2000 election was uneventful. By 10 or 11 PM all our precincts had reported. All the original tapes had been received at regional counting stations and were at or on the way to the vault to await the official tabulation. Like everybody else, we got up Wednesday morning to the news that Florida's votes were still uncounted. Thursday or Friday morning our office was booking rental cars and flights to parachute a team into Florida to help find those missing votes, or as we joked among ourselves, to bring them with us. About lunch time the Gore campaign and Jesse Jackson both called telling us to stand down and stay home. They called other political operations around the country and told them to stay home too. Scores of Republican congressional staff and other operatives flooded into Florida and the rest is history.
The first chapter of Jane McAlevey's indispensable book Raising Expectations Raising Hell recounts her own November 2000 Florida experience. She was part of an AFLCIO team which did the prep work for what could well have been a successful statewide recount effort. The Gore campaign she says, shut them down too.
There was a circus of rampant irregularities in other states as well, fights that Democrats might have picked if the rights of ordinary people to have their votes counted really mattered more than being "on the same team" as Republicans. But they didn't.
Democrats dragged their long slow surrender all the way into December, by which they'd begun a partial recount in only a few counties instead of statewide and no attendant mass mobilizations. On December 9 the Supreme Court stopped the count and make George Bush president.
In 2004 Democrats ignored a nationwide crime wave of illegally disenfranchised voters and vote machine fraud to capitulate before all the votes were even counted.
In supposed response to the debacle of the 2000 election the 107th Congress passed HAVA, the cynically misnamed "Help America Vote Act." It provided hundreds of millions to states and counties for the purchase of DRE or direct record entry voting machines. DRE machines are supposed to record a voters' choice directly into electronic storage, which makes verifiable audits and tracking impossible, and renders the manipulation of results untrackable and trivially easy to whoever can access the software running the machines. That's why reliance upon DRE machines to count votes is called "black box voting."
The result was a 2004 electoral crime wave that Democrats did nothing to halt while it was in progress and which they declined to investigate or educate the public about. When US State Dept. observers monitor elections overseas they watch to see if exit poll results conform to announced voter totals. When the exit polls – surveys of actual voters leaving the polling places – differ significantly from announced results, US officials call that election fraudulent. Except when it happens inside the US.
In 2004 exit polls inexplicably diverged from announced returns in thousands of precincts across the country. Strong Republican precincts where exit polls said Bush got 65% came in at 80%. Democratic votes in heavily black and brown precincts were lost, left uncounted, falsely labeled "felons" and prevented from casting ballots, or had their votes disappear in the DRE machines in heavily black and brown precincts dropped off the map by the hundreds of thousands in Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, New Mexico and Ohio. In New Mexico the Democratic presidential candidate mysteriously lost EVERY precinct statewide where DRE machines were used. And tellingly, none of the anomalies favored Democrats, they all broke in favor of Republicans.
In Ohio more than 300,000 votes mostly from black and brown people and students were lost, stolen, destroyed or left uncounted according to Greg Palast. That state alone provided Bush's margin of victory. But Democrats refused to demand the recounts which would be the beginning of any investigation, not in Virginia or Florida, not in North Carolina or New Mexico or Ohio.
It fell to the 2004 Green Party candidate David Cobb's campaign (David Cobb is Jill Stein's 2016 campaign manager) to raise $800,000 online in about 4 days to fund an Ohio recount. This Green Party funded Ohio recount provided the evidence to spark other investigations in multiple states. It sent one election official in Ohio to prison and helped give birth to a nationwide movement against black box voting.
As a result of this nationwide movement several states gave up their exclusive reliance on DRE machines and adopted hybrid systems. California conducted a top to bottom review of its voting setup and and attached a kind of paper trail to DRE. And in New Mexico outraged citizens forged a potent movement led by the Green Party that changed that state's election law to one of the most accountable in the nation. Some Democratic party outliers including Rep. John Conyers used the findings of the Green funded recount to hold minority hearings on the 2004 electoral crime wave, but Democratic party shot callers and funders, and the Democratic led US Senate would have no part of it. Illinois' newly sworn in Senator Barack Obama, disappointed many by not being the one to question Ohio's electoral vote. It was not to be their last disappointment.
The recounts are supposed to cost $7 million. Wouldn't that money be better spent building the capacity of the Green Party in communities across the country?
Protecting our local candidates from having their elections stolen out from under them is a definite benefit to local organizing.
$7 million is double what the Stein campaign raised and spent, maybe twenty times what the national Green Party raised and spent. They expect to raise this in a few days. Legal restrictions prevent those funds from going to local Green parties except to underwrite direct operations in that effort, like dispatching a busload of precinct recount observers. So it's not as though the Stein campaign is diverting these resources from other places.
If Stein and the Greens put out a call for contributions to build local and national Green Party capacity they wouldn't get $7 million. They probably wouldn't get $70,000. The recount effort and attendant publicity will get more people on Stein's lists and those will eventually become the property of state parties. So leading the fight for election integrity and to protect our local candidates isn't something that takes place at the expense of growing state parties.
By filing for recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania aren't Stein and the Greens selling out to, allowing themselves to be led by, or jumping into bed with Hillary and the Democrats?
Absolutely not. Democrats didn't fight for voting rights in 2000 or 2004. Hillary and her Democrats are not fighting for voting rights today. Democrats are not standing up for the victims of felony disenfranchisement. Democrats aren't insisting on voting rights for the District of Columbia. In 30 years, Democrats have not meaningfully contested unfair state level redistricting schemes in states like Indiana and Texas which Republicans lopsided Congressional majorities elected by a couple million fewer votes than a minority of House Democrats. Democratic politicians had more than 40 years after the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act to consolidate their victory with a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote, which would have put voting rights in a place untouchable even by the Supreme Court, and prevented the entire panoply of laws and practices that currently infringe on that right.
Democrats are perfectly content to keep Greens off the ballot entirely in Georgia, North Carolina, Indiana and Oklahoma, and force Green candidates to run without party labels in Tennessee, Alabama and many other states. Fighting for voting rights is just something Democratic shot callers don't DO.
When Jill Stein appeared on CNN to answer questions about filing for the recount, the host insisted that American voting machines were bulletproof, and that questioning the integrity of the elections was almost "conspiracy theory." Stein might have reminded her that high ranking Democrats in and out of government and their media mouthpieces have been peddling baseless stories about Russian meddling in US elections for months, but she did not.
There are rank and file Democrats, voters not elected officials, who support the Jill Stein and Green recounts. MoveOn.Org, for instance is encouraging its devotees to contribute. Some of them might even believe this effort will overturn the election results. We know better. Democratic shot callers, Democratic funders and the Democratic president have embraced Trump. They're tagging out, and he's tagging in.
Fortunately Democrats are not leading this recount effort or a movement for truth and transparency in elections. Greens are, and for our own reasons. We have local candidates across the country whose elections can be stolen, in many instances by Democrats, if we don't create a broad movement to prevent it. If Jill and the Greens don't pick this necessary fight, nobody else will.
We're fighting to lift felony disenfranchisement, something most Democrats won't even talk about. We're fighting to make voting a constitutional right, and to make sure every vote cast is actually counted, something Hillary and her crew care nothing about.
Instead of asking as some are, whether Jill and the Greens are selling out, maybe the question ought to be whether rank and file Democrats who forsake their party bosses and their elected officials to follow our lead are really still Democrats? Or are they on the way to becoming something else?
Bruce Dixon is managing editor at Black Agenda Report and co-chair of the GA Green Party. He lives and works near Marietta GA and can be reached via email at bruce.dixon(at)blackagendareport.com.
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Ranchi: Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad will be jailed for 14 years in the fourth fodder scam case he has been convicted in, with a special CBI court here on Saturday sentencing him to seven years each in two cases under it, and ordering the sentences run consecutively.
Pronouncing the sentence, CBI judge Shivpal Singh sentenced the Rashtriya Janatya Dal (RJD) supremo to seven years rigorous imprisonment on the various sections of the Indian Penal Code he has been charged under and levied a fine of Rs 30 lakh, which if unpaid, would entail a further year's simple imprisonment.
Lalu Prasad was sentenced to a similar sentence and fine on the charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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The bulk of the cases were transferred to Ranchi after Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in 2000.
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Обособяване (до 1941 г.)
Корените на сръбските юридическа мисъл и образование трябва да се търсят в XIII в. Заслуга за това има братът Стефан Първовенчани – Растко Неманич, който е провъзгласен по-късно за светец под името Св. Сава. Той е създател не само на църковната независимост чрез формирането на Автокефалната сръбска църква през 1219 г., но и на сръбските училище, книжовност, здравеопазване и юридическа наука.

Когато в Англия през 1215 г. крал Джон издава на латински език прочутата Magna Carta Libertatum, в Сърбия Св. Сава редактира и обявява на народен език Номоканона - сборник с църковни правила, познат по-късно като Светославска Кормчая. Този сборник освен в България започва да се прилага и в Русия, откъдето идва и това название. Заедно с Душановия законник от 1349 г., написан на народен език, се полагат основите на сръбската юридическа култура. Дори и по времето на османското владичество, което настъпва в средата на XV в., сръбското право е съществувало в практиката на СПЦ, която и днес го спазва като свой официален кодекс.

След освобождението от османска власт в началото на XIX в. настъпва разцвет на сръбската юридическа наука и образование. По това време наред с борбата за национално освобождение и в хода на Първото сръбско въстание от 1804 г. в Белград, през 1808 г. е основана Висшата школа, което е съчетание от средно и висше училище, предшестващо създаването на университет. Обучението е с продължителност 3 години и заедно с общообразователните предмети се изучава държавно (уставно) право, международно право, наказателно право и съдебни процедури.

Следващата стъпка в развитието на образователната система е направена с откриването на Лицея през 1838 г. в тогавашната столица Крагуевац в Сръбската църква. В рамките на тази Висша школа с обща насока от 1839 г. се отделя Юридическият факултет.

1841 – 1863 г.
През 1841 г. Белград става столица на Сърбия и същата година Лицеят се премества от Крагуевац в нея. Преместването в новата столица се отбелязва като начало за основаването на Белградския юридически факултет. Тогава Лицеят има две направления: философско и юридическо. Преди записването за следване в ЮФ, което трае първо 1 година, от 1843 г. – 2 години, а от 1849 г. – 3 години, най-напред може да се завърши философският филиал за 2 години, така че обучението по право трае общо 5 години. Обучението се води на сръбски език, а първите професори са били от Войводина. Между тях е познатият сръбски книжовник, комедиограф и адвокат Йован Стерия Попович (1806-1856), който е преподавал два предмета – природно (естествено) право и съдебни процедури при граждански процеси. От 1853 г. следването по право се отделя от следването на философия.

1863 – 1905 г.
През 1863 г. Лицеят прераства във Висше училище, което поставя основите на Белградския университет. В него се поместват философският, юридическият и техническият факултет. От хубавата, но малка сграда на двореца на княгиня Любица, Висшето училище се премества в най-представителната сграда в Белград, която завещава на своето отечество капитан Миша Анастасиевич. Днес там се намира ректоратът на Белградския университет. Обучението по право оттогава трае 4 години, в рамките на които се изучават 21 предмета.

Сменяне на сградите (1905 – 1941)
Със Закон за Университета от 27 януари 1905 г. тогавашното Висше училище прераства в Белградски университет. Покрай философския, юридическия и техническия факултет се предвижда и откриване на медицински и богословски факултет. С оглед ограниченото пространство в Капитан Мишиновата сграда, богатата вече библиотека се премества бързо в самостоятелна сграда на "Обиличев венец", а една част от професорите получават свои кабинети в сградата на Народната библиотека на "Кошанчичев венец".

Когато през 30-те години на XIX в. е завършена сградата на Техническия факултет на булевард "Крал Александър", Юридическият Факултет се премества в дотогавашната сграда на Техническия факултет (ТФ) на "Студентски площад" № 2, където днес се намира Философският факултет. Днешната сграда на ЮФ, чието отделяне започва още през 1937 г. по проект на декана на ТФ проф. Петър Баялович, е завършена и открита през есента на 1940 г. в навечерието на Втората световна война. Тук е преместена и библиотеката на ЮФ, която по това време притежава книжен фонд от 36 000 тома и представлява най-голямата юридическа библиотека на Балканския полуостров.

Обучението по право трае 4 години и обхваща 19 задължителни предмета, а за студентите, изповядващи исляма като допълнителен предмет е въведен шериатско право. Със Закон за Юридическия факултет от 1938 г. е предвидена еднаква образователна програма за трите факултета в Кралство Югославия, които се намират в Белград, Загреб и Любляна. Предвиждат се 20 предмета с уговорка само в ЮФ в Белград при същите условия, както и по-рано да се изучава шериатско право.

От създаването на Университета до Първата световна война, в ЮФ следват няколкостотин студенти, а обучението се води от десетина преподаватели. Първата жена, която се е дипломирала в ЮФ, е записана през 1910 г. и завършва в 1914 г. В периода между двете войни Факултетът преживява пълен разцвет, превръща се в модерно юридическо европейско училище, добива висок международен авторитет и значително се увеличава. Така в навечерието на Втората световна война в него се учат повече от 4000 студенти, от които 1000 жени, а преподаването се води от десетина професори с голям международен авторитет, защото те са учили в чужбина.

Временно преустановяване на дейността (1941 – 1945)
Така преместената сграда на ЮФ е разрушена от априлските бомбардировки над Белград през 1941 г. и занятията са преустановени. В сградата се настаняват немските окупатори насилствено, а библиотеката става недостъпна. Нейният фонд е бил спасен благодарение на намесата на тогавашния професор по финансово право Йован Ловчевич, който е с немски произход. Макар че окупационните власти се опитват да възстановят работата на ЮФ, до това не се стига заради бойкота и протеста на преподавателите и сътрудниците им. Седмина преподаватели през ноември 1941 г. са затворени в Баничкия лагер заради своите либерални и антифашистки убеждения и това са: Джордже Тасич, Михайло Илич, Джура Попович, Борислав Владоевич, Любомир Дуканац, Йован Джорджевич и асистентът Драган Денкович. Двамата, водещи в правната мисъл по това време Джордже Тасич – декан на ЮФ и Михайло Илич – заместник-ректор на Университета, са разстреляни в Банич през 1944 г.

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The quality of the ECR's sessions for radiographers has been given a welcome seal of approval from the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) who recently elected the ECR as their official annual scientific meeting. EFRS president, Prof. Graciano Paulo, from the college of health technology of Coimbra, Portugal, has been coming to the ECR for more than a decade and firmly believes the upcoming congress boasts one of the best selections yet for radiographers. Here he gives his personal preview of ECR 2013 and each of these sessions, all of which you can find in the ECR 2013 Interactive Programme Planner by searching for 'radiographers'.
Prof. Gracian Paulo: The ECR is really a paradise of opportunities. This congress is worth visiting just for the chance to meet people from throughout the profession, to network, and to get a wider perspective on the world of medical imaging. But of course the superb scientific sessions and the knowledge shared within them are the core of this meeting. The radiographers' sessions at the ECR have been increasing in quality every year, and for 2013 there will be some new additions to the programme that will make it one of the best ever. I would like to personally thank the chairs of the radiographers subcommittee, Dean Pekarovic and Valérie Vilgrain, who have ensured a very high quality programme, and I am also very grateful to ECR president Prof Bilbao for giving us the opportunity to have the EFRS Meets session for the first time.
The EFRS is very optimistic about this session. It's the first year that this kind of session is being held, and by destiny we are meeting with one of the countries that the federation is really interested in. Spanish Radiographers have developed their professional competencies in recent years, and want to see that recognised by National Health and Education authorities, by transferring their education programmes into Higher Education Institutions. This session gives us a vital opportunity to discuss that, by observing the quality of their professional practice, and to reflect on the improvement in the quality of care expected, if the Spanish government give their radiographers the chance to be educated and trained at University level, as observed in almost all European countries.
All of the speakers in this session have more than 20 years of experience and belong to a group of 30 Spanish radiographers who decided to cross the border to study in Portugal at the College of Health Technology of Coimbra to obtain university diplomas. They are clearly strong advocates for the university system and excellent role models for other Spanish radiographers.
This is a very important session covering an issue that is a little controversial, because radiographers are not performing ultrasound in all EU countries. The session should give us a chance to see the main advantages of radiographers performing ultrasound themselves. We are very much in favour of the 'radiology family'; the idea that there should be permanent links between radiologists and radiographers in all techniques and modalities and that these techniques should be kept within the remit of the radiology department in order to deliver the best care possible for patients. The matter of who is allowed to perform ultrasound is completely unregulated and in several countries other professions use it with no experience or specialist knowledge and probably with less-than-ideal outcomes for patients.
According to the literature, there is a severe lack of implementation of clinical audit, as described in the EURATOM treaty, in radiology departments in the majority of EU countries. In this session we will try to understand what is going on in Europe, looking at experiences in different countries with different models, and we will try to understand what kind of impact the implementation of these audit guidelines could bring to health systems. If you look at what should be controlled, assessed and evaluated in daily practice, it is all with the purpose of improving quality and patient security, and promoting a radiation protection culture. Even when clinical audit is not being implemented, it is important for radiographers to be aware of the concept and to know what to check in order to avoid errors.
There are three separate but important topics being addressed in this session. The first will aim to help us gain a better understanding of what we mean when we talk about MR safety. The second will highlight how it is possible to do more with our MR systems and what radiographers can do to improve. The final talk is called 'Challenges and opportunities in paediatric MR' and provides a very good example of the way that radiographers need to think in all modalities. There are a tremendous number of factors challenging radiographers on a daily basis in all fields, but just as many opportunities to make those vital adjustments that can vastly improve the quality of the services we provide.
This is always an important topic for radiographers because technology is improving so fast that we always need to know how to keep up. Whenever we use CT we are using a modality that in the last ten years has increased the population dose more than five-fold. So the purpose of this session is for us to understand what kind of innovations are being made in dose optimisation; the possibilities of new equipment, new protocols, and the new ways of doing things that can help radiographers in daily practice to decrease dose not only in patients, but also in staff. It is always possible to do better with less, but there is not always a bridge between technological development and daily practice. So we need to develop a team concept in order to translate new advances into the hospital, to achieve better optimised procedures to decrease dose in the patient.
This Refresher Course aims to help attendees understand the situations in different countries and how they have affected the development of the profession, as well as their impact on health systems and healthcare delivery. The take-home message will be that a profession can only develop if its body of knowledge is defined and a strategy is put in place to develop that body of knowledge. This has to involve research and particularly evidence-based practice research, so we will try to understand how we can do that research and implement the results in daily practice. Continued professional development is also very important in maintaining and improving the quality of care delivered to the patient. We hope that we can provide plenty of examples in this session for people to take home and hopefully use to influence change on a national level.
What are the recent developments in hybrid imaging technologies, what are they used for, and most importantly, how should radiography education look at them to understand what kind of output to provide for the market? There are currently only two or three countries that have separate education for nuclear medicine and radiography; in most countries they are combined. We have to look at this and see how it is possible to combine these two modalities, these two specialised fields, and still guarantee the quality of the young graduates that we put into the market and the quality of the care delivered to the patient. It is difficult, but by the end of this session we would like to understand how radiography education should develop in the future regarding emerging technology.
This is Dr Swati Pehal from India .I am for this article .I am an Ob/gyn and performing Ultrasounds since last 8 yrs .I always felt the need to learn more as a sonologist so I took up the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers certification exams SPI I have cleared and Ob/Gyn will be in few mths time .I felt a huge difference in my knowledge about Ultrasound I am doing .I feel every Doctor apart from a radiologist whoever are doing ultrasounds should be made to take up the sonographer exams so that they scan according to the protocols set by the countries respective body like the AIUM .Hence I feel there should be a Sonographer education program be set up in europe .Also that would help the radiologist and especially where there are shortage of radiologists .Also employment for many .Any help for your society for any kind of teaching programs in sonography I welcome.


Two members of a North Devon theatre group are heading to top performing arts schools to develop their talents.
Tolley Angell, founder and chair of All Starz theatre society, will be heading to the Guildford School of Acting whilst 14 year-old youth committee member Dan Gray is set to embark on his GCSEs at Tring Park School of Performing Arts.
All Starz, established in 2007, started out with six cast members performing in local schools, but has since gone on to perform to sell-out audiences at the Queens Theatre with casts of more than 60.
Following the success of The Phantom of the Opera last year, the All Starz will be dazzling audiences once again this month with their production of Barnum, running from Thursday to Saturday, July 28-30 at the Queen's Theatre.
The show, which tells the true story of a circus novice who built a circus company that is still in existence today, will be dedicated to Dan's father Jon and local teenager Ellie Easton, who both lost their battles against cancer last year.
Dan, who will be taking the starring role of PT Barnum, said: "I wanted to be in Barnum because I'm full of circus, song and dance just like the production.
Tickets are available from the box office on 01271 324242.
Police have assured people the Brexit melting pot has not boiled over into North Devon.
Insp Bartlett said local police are aware of national tensions following Brexit, and are making efforts to engage with EU visitors such as the Eastern European community to ensure they are not victimised.
"But nothing has been reported so far," he added.
The National Police Chiefs' Council has identified a surge in racist incidents since Britain voted to leave the European Union, with a 42 per cent rise in reported hate crime nationally between June 16 – 30.
Last week, a Polish family in Plymouth had their shed ignited in the middle of the night, and said they received an abusive note telling them to 'go back to your country'.
Heritage steam ship SS Freshspring has made the first leg of her voyage to Bideford.
The vessel, one of the few small steam coasters left in the country, has been towed along the River Severn in Gloucestershire, from Newnham-on-Severn to Sharpness.
It was towed by the Appledore-based marine contractors, Keynvor Morlift Ltd.
The Steamship Freshspring Society has secured a £155,000 National Heritage Memorial Fund grant to bring the boat to Bideford, where it is hoped she will be eventually restored.
Chairman John Puddy said the condition of the ship's hull would be assessed at the drydock in Sharpness, before works are carried out to enable her to be towed to Bideford towards the end of August.
"This is the first major step in bringing the ship back to operating condition," said Mr Puddy.
"She will become a static maritime heritage exhibit in Bideford while the trust works towards major funding for the full restoration of the vessel.
"Once the ship is berthed in Bideford, she will be worked on by volunteers who will carry out restoration work and prepare her for opening to the public.
Eight North Devon athletes shone at the English Schools' Athletics Championships last weekend, with two setting club records.
Competing in Gateshead, Isabel Wakefield of North Devon Athletics Club (NDAC) came third in the under 17 women's long jump with a club record distance of 5.80m.
In the same age group, Maia Dart battled tough conditions to place sixth in the javelin with an NDAC record of 40.31m.
More stand out performances landed in the sandpit as Caitlin Gallagher came 18th in the under 17 women's triple jump with a distance of 10.45m, and Emily Tyrrell placed 11th in the under 15 girls' long jump final with 4.98m.
Elsewhere on the field, Emma Sharpe, who is a first year in her age group, placed 14th in the under 17 women's discuss with a distance of 30.80m.
On the track, the 1500m steeplechase saw under 17 Evee May Banbury finish 10th with a personal best time of 5 minutes 21 seconds, whilst Martika Gallagher of the under 20s finished 11th in 5 minutes 20 seconds.
Caitlin's sister Megan also excelled, reaching the final of the 300m hurdles and crossing the line sixth in a time of 45.80 seconds.
Issy Wakefield, who will be relocating to London for heptathlon training this September, said: "It was a great surprise for me as the long jump isn't my main event, so to pull out a PB of almost 20cm on competition day was the icing on the cake.


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Closing Reception: September 20, 6-7pm.
MEGAFAUNA is a silkscreen series highlighting the interconnectivity of human and non-human animals. These portraits portray the megafauna of the Albertan landscape, which are key to the stability of our shared environment. By highlighting our similarities, through our animal-likeness, we can create an emotional bond which solidifies our shared value of life.
Kristina van Westenbrugge is a zoology graduate and artist from the University of Calgary, specializing in silkscreening and lithography. Her hope is that by representing Albertan wildlife, specifically the interactions and effects of human interference, will promote intrinsic value to each individual through creating an emotional connection. For several years, Kristina has worked in wildlife rehabilitation, in close proximity with native-Albertan wildlife, which has inspired her artwork.


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Public Health & Policy > Public Health
Specialists, Generalists Face Off at Hearing on USPSTF
— House bill would require more specialist input into task force
by Joyce Frieden, News Editor, MedPage Today November 30, 2016
WASHINGTON -- It was the specialists versus the generalists at Wednesday's House hearing on the workings of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
"This is a classic battle that begins in medical school and we're seeing it here again today," Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD (R-Ind.), a member of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, said during a hearing examining the work of the task force. The hearing was called in part to discuss a bill sponsored by committee vice-chair Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.); H.R. 1151 would require specialists and sub-specialists to be involved in reviewing the preventive services that the task force examines.
The bill also creates a preventive services advisory board to ensure patient groups, providers, and federal agencies are all involved with USPSTF decisions, and would require the Government Accountability Office to submit a report comparing USPSTF's recommendations with other federal government health guidelines.
Committee members expressed concerns that the Affordable Care Act requires that insurers cover only those preventive services that are given an "A" or "B" grade by the task force. "We have seen from past experiences with PSA [the prostate-specific antigen test] and mammograms, that the task force recommendations have consequences and can deprive patients of lifesaving services," said Rep. Michael Burgess, MD (R-Texas). Burgess was referring to USPSTF recommendations against routine PSA screening as well as those against routine mammograms in women ages 40-49.
"I recognize that preventive services can prolong the lives of Americans and save tax dollars, but it's important ... that patients and doctors maintain a place in the decision-making process," he said.
Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) questioned the hearing's first witness, task force chair Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, of the University of California San Francisco, about the fact that the task force doesn't include the cost of a service in its deliberations. "It is in your charter to take into account cost-effectiveness," he said.
That might be true, Bibbins-Domingo replied, but "it is our policy not to consider costs. The main reason is we want people to focus on effectiveness ... We made our own decision not to consider cost. It is in our charter but we've never done it in 32 years." If the task force didn't operate that way, she added, "People would get worried that we are withholding things or making decisions because of costs."
Bibbins-Domingo said that the task force's website clearly states that cost is not a consideration in the committee's deliberations, but Blackburn took issue with that. "Under the task force's standards for guidelines and development, they don't list that they don't consider cost and don't note that they do not follow their charter," and when you go to the website's search function and enter the word "cost," nothing comes up, she noted.
The committee's other two witnesses -- one a specialist and the other a generalist -- presented dueling views on Blackburn's bill.
"Having a specialty voice for individual recommendations could improve the outreach and review process," said John Lynch, MD, a urologist at Georgetown University here and a prostate cancer survivor.
He related the case of a patient who recently came in and was having urologic symptoms. After performing some tests, Lynch diagnosed him with metastatic prostate cancer that had spread throughout his body -- "treatable but not curable," he said. The man's primary care physician had been performing screening PSA tests on him, but stopped in 2012 after several years of normal results in conjunction with the task force recommendation against routine prostate cancer screening.
"Because prostate cancer often grows slowly, the task force said, screening finds many tumors that wouldn't [otherwise] harm people ... I and many urologists strongly disagree with the task force assessment; it would be better to 'screen smarter,'" he said.
John Meigs, MD, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a family doctor in Centreville, Ala., said, "Subspecialists already contribute to the task force process and they are consulted every step along the way. While we respect our subspecialist colleagues, their role in treating such conditions is not the same as developing guidelines to screen for and prevent such conditions."
In recent years, he noted "our [members] have been subjected to intense lobbying" from various interest groups regarding screening and other medical issues, and "pressure from these groups would only increase if H.R. 1151 was signed into law."
"I strongly support the current process and believe decisions should be made [regardless of cost]," he concluded. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Ladies and gentlemen, the USPSTF is not broken ... Please, do no harm."
None of the subcommittee's Democratic members were present because the Democratic caucus was having leadership elections while the hearing was being held. However, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), the committee's ranking member, submitted an opening statement criticizing Blackburn's bill. "Those changes [in the bill] could drive the task force away from its focus of providing unbiased recommendations to primary care providers and providing recommendations influenced by financial interests and other harmful influences," he said.
"These proposed changes to the task force could ultimately put patients in harm's way and needlessly drive up healthcare costs. I'm also concerned that this discussion draft could potentially disrupt the Affordable Care Act's guarantee of private insurance coverage for preventive services without copayments or coinsurance," Pallone said. "Preventive care is an important component of public health, and the USPSTF is a critical resource to our doctors. The integrity and reliability of the task force recommendation process must be protected against bias and any interests that do not put the patient at highest priority."


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Kremlin pumps up rabid nationalist feeling. Should we be scared?
does not." He paused briefly for effect. "No more illusions."
Kiselyov as the Kremlin's top attack dog.
world realistically capable of turning the US into radioactive ash,"
called a "Nato legion" fighting alongside the Ukrainian army.
"irrevocable consequences" of such a move.
weaponry to the rebels, a charge Putin has consistently denied.
was set to come into effect this week at one minute past midnight.
independent country. "This is not in our plans," he said.
planet is consumed in an atomic inferno.
threatened by the US," Katasonova told The Sunday Telegraph last week.
Kremlin's doomsday clock strikes midnight?
Ponomaryov, a veteran human rights activist and Soviet-era dissident.
anything to keep them on side."
rebel commander in front of Russian television cameras.
Russian people over the last year or so."
negative attitude to the US has almost doubled.
Russia's nuclear missiles, on sale across the country.
intended for a Western audience.
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The location: The Park Dream Sequence.
A. A park, with swings and grassy lawns.
A. It's part of a fantasy sequence, but most likely in Miami.
A. In Episode 2 (of Season 3), "Finding Freebo".
Dexter has just found out that Rita is pregnant with his baby, and is naturally worried.
After Angel tells him that it's great, Dexter wonders if it could turn out to be a good thing after all.
He slips into a fantasy/dream sequence in which Dexter imagines what his child might be like.
At first, it is an idealized fantasy: he has a boy, about 10 years old. Dexter is in the park with his son, pushing him on a swing set, as Rita and her two kids play happily in the palms nearby.
For a moment, Dexter basks in the idea that he could turn out to have a normal life after all, and even imagines rubbing it in to his father Harry.
But then the fantasy takes a dark twist, as Rita's daughter Astor goes missing, and Dexter sees his suddenly somber son sitting by himself, wearing leather gloves and playing with a garotte.
Dexter wakes up from his daydream
A. A public park, but not in Miami.
A. This scene was shot at Pan Pacific Park, at 7600 Beverly Blvd., in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles (what was once the center of Jewish immigrant life in L.A.)
It's right next to (east of) The Grove and the original Farmers Market.
And it's a short walk from CBS TV City.
The park swings are located near the center of Pan Pacific Park, on its west edge (in the shadow of The Grove's giant parking structure). (There is a newer, more brightly-colored playground in the park, on the park's north side, but the scene wasn't shot there.)
One street to the east, they filmed the scene of Rita and Syl house-hunting.
I shot the photos below in 2009
Pan Pacific Park used to be the location of the historic Pan Pacific Auditorium, a notable Streamline Moderne building, but it burned down in 1989. The park now includes a Holocaust Memorial.
Here is an aerial photo with the swing set marked. And here is a map link.
A. This took a while.
The one unusual item I spotted from the scene was that the grass lawn in front of the swings seemed to be dotted with large rocks - almost like small boulders. The thought occurred to me: Why would anyone put rocks on a lawn where kids play? But on the other hand, I knew the rocks would make it easy to recognize the park - once I found it.
I could tell that it was a fairly large park, with a baseball diamond and lots of trails, so I first started looking in Long Beach (Dexter's favorite filming area), at obvious places such as El Dorado Park and Recreation Park. But they didn't match. I expanded my search beyond Long Beach, but suffice it to say, there are a lot of parks in Greater Los Angeles.
But I finally tracked it down when I got around to looking at Pan Pacific Park. The irony here is that I have driven past the park a zillion times on my way to Farmers Market or the Grove, but I had never gotten around to stopping there to look around. If I had, I would have known it had those unusual rocks on its lawn - and it would have saved me a couple months of searching for it... But better late than never.
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Counselling and support for domestic and sexual violence and abuse
Workplace policy on domestic and sexual violence and abuse
There are organisations who provide assistance and services for victims of domestic and sexual violence and abuse in Northern Ireland. Many of these also offer advice, training and resources for employers.
The following organisations are specialists in the area of domestic and sexual violence and abuse:
The 24 Hour Domestic & Sexual Violence Helpline is a 24/7 support resource for women and men - Tel: 0808 802 1414 (calls are free from all landlines and mobiles).
The Rowan Sexual Assault Referral Centre offers 24/7 support and services for anyone who has been sexually abused, assaulted or raped. Contact Tel: 0800 389 4424 (calls are free).
Nexus NI offers counselling, education, training and outreach in relation to sexual violence.
Women's Aid NI provides services to women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence and run awareness and education programmes.
The Men's Advisory Project NI provides counselling and support services to men experiencing domestic abuse.
The Rainbow Project works to improve health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Northern Ireland and provides services including counselling and family support.
Victim Support NI provides information, support and services regarding domestic violence.
Relate NI provides relationship and family counselling and domestic violence and abuse services.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland offers information and advice regarding domestic abuse. Domestic abuse related crimes can be reported to the PSNI on Tel: 101 or online. In an emergency call 999.
The NHS offers online information and advice regarding domestic violence and abuse. Local hospitals, GPs and other NHS services can help with injuries and health issues related to domestic and sexual violence abuse. Call 999 for emergency medical attention.
The NSPCC is responsible for child protection and offers guidance on reporting safeguarding concerns. It also provides Childline - free telephone advice and counselling service for children and young people, Tel: 0800 1111.
Action on Elder Abuse (Hourglass) provides information and support across the UK, including Northern Ireland. They provide a helpline for advice Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00 on Tel: 080 8808 8141.
Why domestic and sexual violence and abuse is a workplace issue
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The concert forms part of the official celebrations for the centenary of Finland's independence (Suomi 100).
Miehemme Hiidellä [Our men at the shrine] is a staged game for an actor and a musician, a shared dream of an ancient ritual. The word hiisi refers to a sacred grove, a site of cult worship and sacrifice, in the traditions of the Baltic-Finnic peoples. This tapestry of love, desire, hopes, fears and memories is like life itself: true, but a myth. The texts used are by Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Ari-Pekka Lahti, Henrik Ibsen and by our ancestors, conveyed through folk poetry.