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Evidence for inequalities in the management of coronary heart disease in Scotland
C R Simpson1,
P C Hannaford1,
D Williams2
1Department of General Practice & Primary Care, Foresterhill Health Centre, The University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
2Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Grampian Universities Trust, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
Correspondence to:
Dr Colin Simpson
Department of General Practice & Primary Care, Foresterhill Health Centre, Westburn Road, The University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2AY, UK; c.simpabdn.ac.uk
Objectives: To investigate whether sex, age, and deprivation inequalities existed in the prescription of secondary preventive treatment for coronary heart disease (CHD) in Scottish general practice and whether these differences altered over time.
Design: 6 year cross sectional study based on general practice morbidity and prescribing data.
Setting: 55 primary care practices in Scotland.
Subjects: 14 435 patients with diagnosed CHD.
Main outcome measure: Prescription of various groups of secondary preventive treatment in six study years.
Results: The use of all secondary prevention treatments increased over time (63.6% of patients with CHD in 1997 to 87.6% in 2002). After adjustments for age, sex, deprivation, co-morbidities, and practice where appropriate, women received fewer secondary prevention treatments than men, a difference that increased over time (March 1997: adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.9, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.8 to 1.0; March 2002: OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.6 to 0.7). Sex differences were observed within each group of treatments studied. The oldest group of patients was less likely than the youngest group to receive any secondary preventive treatment in the year up to March 1997 (OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.5 to 0.7) but were more likely by 2002 (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1 to 1.5) to receive secondary prevention. The most affluent patients with CHD were significantly less likely to receive a statin between March 1998 and 2001 (March 1998 OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.5 to 0.9), a finding that disappeared by 2002 (OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.7 to 1.1).
Conclusion: The results suggest that inequalities exist in the secondary prevention of CHD in Scotland.
ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme
CHD, coronary heart disease
CMR, continuous morbidity recording
PCCIU-R, Primary Care Clinical Informatics-Research Unit
secondary prevention
Coronary heart disease (CHD) continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Scotland,1 which has the sixth and fifth highest death rates worldwide for ischaemic heart disease for men and women, respectively.2 The white paper "Towards a healthier Scotland" set targets of halving premature mortality from CHD by 2010 and outlined a programme of regular measurements to identify health inequalities.3 The 2002 CHD strategy for Scotland recommended that prevention strategies should adopt a population approach to improve the general health status of Scottish communities, complemented by a targeted high risk approach for patients at increased risk of developing CHD.4 Such approaches have contributed to a reduction in CHD mortality through a combination of reductions in major risk factors such as smoking and the treatment of cholesterol and blood pressure.5 Secondary prevention treatments are based on evidence of the effectiveness of antiplatelet agents (aspirin and clopidogrel), statins, β blockers, and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in patients with CHD.6
Although there have been important decreases in CHD mortality in recent years, Scottish men have benefited from a 10% greater reduction than women since 1980.1 Furthermore, cross sectional studies suggested a lower use of secondary prevention treatments among women than among men.7,8 Meanwhile, studies have also shown temporal increases in the use of aspirin and statins for the secondary prevention of CHD.9–11
We investigated whether sex, age, or deprivation inequalities existed in the prescription of secondary prevention treatments for CHD in Scottish general practice and whether these differences altered over the six years studied. In addition, we determined whether age and deprivation differences occurred over this time.
Anonymised data were obtained by the Primary Care Clinical Informatics-Research Unit (PCCIU-R) at the Department of General Practice & Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, from 55 practices participating in the continuous morbidity recording (CMR) project in Scotland.12 Since 1994 the number of practices contributing data has increased such that by 2001, all practices were contributing up to date morbidity data. The practices record detailed information on repeat prescriptions with the reason for every face to face doctor-patient encounter coded and entered by trained data operators. Participating practices are encouraged to record data to their highest level of diagnostic certainty. Diagnoses include events confirmed by hospital colleagues as well as those made within general practice. The Information and Statistics Division administers the CMR project and operates a continuous quality assurance system for completeness and accuracy of data entry.13
From the accumulated data, we identified patients registered with the practices and who had a computer record of ever having had a CHD event (indicated by a Read code of G3 and below) on 31 March for six successive years (1997 to 2002). We also determined key characteristics of each identified patient with CHD at each time point: sex, age (< 54, 55–64, 65–75, and ⩾ 75), the number of related co-morbidities (diabetes (C10 and below), heart failure (G582 and below), or hypertension (G2 and below)), and deprivation quintiles. Deprivation categories are based on Carstairs's seven scores, with each quintile representing one fifth of the whole Scottish population.14,15 The postcode was missing for a small number (n = 200) of all patients registered with the study database and those patients were assigned their practice postcode. The deprivation category 1 represents the most affluent group of patients with category 5 representing the most deprived.
Use of secondary prevention treatments was assessed by determining whether at each of the six end of year time points a prescription for an ACE inhibitor, an antiplatelet (including aspirin and clopidogrel), a β blocker, and a statin had been issued in the preceding 12 months. The chances of the sex, age, and deprivation groups receiving each type of treatment was determined by calculating the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. The first group within each variable served as the reference group. The odds ratios were adjusted for potential confounding by sex, age, co-morbidity, deprivation, and practice differences by binary logistic regression. For clarity, each odds ratio and 95% confidence interval was rounded to one decimal point. This sometimes meant that the upper or lower limit of the confidence interval appeared to be the same as the odds ratio. Data were analysed with SPSS for Windows 11.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, Illinois, USA). The study protocol was approved by the Scientific Advisory Group of the PCCIU-R.
At 31 March 2002, 14 435 (4.0%) of all patients registered in our study practices had a code for CHD on their records. During the six study years, the prevalence of CHD had increased with men having higher rates at each time point than women (table 1).
Age and sex standardised prevalence of CHD among men and women at 31 March of successive years
The use of all secondary prevention treatments increased over the study years (table 2). Overall 63.6% of patients with CHD received at least one type of treatment in 1997 compared with 87.6% in 2002. Increases occurred in each treatment group, particularly in the use of antiplatelets and statins. Women were less likely to receive secondary prevention treatments. These sex differences tended to increase over time, especially in the use of any secondary prevention treatment, ACE inhibitors, and β blockers. The oldest patients (those aged over 75 years) were significantly less likely than the youngest patients to receive any secondary prevention treatment in the year up to March 1997, a finding that had reversed by 2002 (table 3). Older patients were less likely to be prescribed β blockers and statins but more likely to receive antiplatelets.
Chance (adjusted ORs) of male and female patients with CHD receiving a secondary preventive drug at 31 March of successive years
Chance (adjusted OR) of patients of different age groups with CHD receiving different secondary preventive treatments at 31 March of successive years
Compared with the most affluent patients with CHD, patients in the lowest deprivation category quintile were significantly less likely to receive a statin between March 1998 and March 2001 (table 4). However, by 2002 this difference had disappeared with no significant difference between the two groups.
Chance (adjusted OR) of patients of different deprivation quintiles with CHD receiving different secondary preventive treatments at 31 March of successive years
This analysis of prescribing data derived from a number of practices in Scotland has shown important differences in the provision of secondary preventive treatments for CHD. Women were less likely than men to receive any one secondary prevention treatment, ACE inhibitors, antiplatelets, β blockers, or statins. These differences tended to worsen over the study period. Important differences in prescribing between age groups existed for all secondary preventive treatments. A lower use of statins was found among the most deprived group in the years ending March 1998 through to March 2001.
This study was based on a relatively large dataset derived from practices broadly representative of all Scottish practices apart from those serving very deprived areas. Patients assessed in the study were those with a documented episode of CHD on their computerised record. We did not have details of the criteria used when the diagnosis was made.
Over the six year study period, we observed an increasing prevalence of CHD in contrast to a declining incidence in the rates recorded by national datasets.16 The difference may be due to temporal changes in the completeness of recording of CHD by the practices in our dataset, to improved survival, or to changes in diagnostic criteria. Others have found that a programme of repeated assessment, feedback, and training appears to improve data quality.17 A notable feature of CMR practices is the dedicated support to enter each patient–doctor contact. Therefore, once a diagnosis is made, there should not be any difference between patients in the recording of that diagnosis. In addition, our outcome measure (drug treatment) is recorded routinely and comprehensively by all practices for all patients. Thus, whatever the diagnostic label applied, appropriate secondary prevention should be the same, irrespective of age, sex, or deprivation. Comparisons between groups and over time, therefore, should be valid.
One consequence of having a larger number of patients at risk over the study period was that the odds ratio estimates became more stable, with narrower confidence intervals. Some of the trends over time, therefore, may have been due to increasing precision of the risk estimates. We did not have any information about the severity of CHD in different groups in the study, although we did adjust for a number of related disease co-morbidities. Even though we were able to allow for confounding of sex, age, deprivation, or cardiac related co-morbidities, residual confounding from inadequate adjustment or from other important factors (such as smoking status) may account for our findings.
The CHD prevalence in 2002 of 4.0% obtained from our data compares with the 5.5% estimate made by the Scottish health survey.18 Similar sex differences in secondary preventive treatment have been found in some7,8 but not all studies.10 Although both sexes benefited from substantial use of secondary preventive treatments overall, the widening gap in prescribing between the sexes may explain (at least in part) the more modest fall in mortality from CHD among women in Scotland during the past two decades. Our finding of lower use of statins among the most deprived group in the years ending March 1998 through to March 2001 supports data from another study of statin prescribing of that period, which found that they were prescribed less in more deprived practices.24
Although CHD is a leading cause of death among women, women do not usually list heart disease among the health problems they consider important.20 Furthermore, the investigation and management of cardiovascular disease differs between women and men.21 Several reasons have been put forward to explain this differential care in women. As chest pain is more often associated with normal epicardial arteries in women than in men, practitioners may believe that angina in women is less likely to be followed by serious cardiovascular events.22 This may explain, in part, why practitioners are more likely to attribute anginal symptoms in women to non-cardiac causes.20 Therefore, practitioners may believe that angina is a benign symptom in women leading to less aggressive secondary preventive measures. Research performed in primary care has shown that doctors' interpretations of patients' symptoms and conversational styles differ for men and women.23 Women are also less likely to attend for cardiac rehabilitation after a myocardial infarct, which further reduces the opportunity to implement adequate secondary preventive measures that may not have been initiated in hospital.24
The lower use of statins among older patients with CHD may have been due to prescriber perceptions that these treatments are less effective or less cost effective in this group. Recent Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network guidelines state that patients taking lipid lowering medication should not have these drugs stopped because of age.25 Furthermore, as older patients are more likely to have more severe disease and be treated medically rather than surgically, they would be expected to benefit from important secondary preventive treatment. Some of the reduced provision may be explained by a higher prevalence of co-morbidities among the older group. For example, the lower use of β blockers may be potentially explained by a higher prevalence of chronic obstructive airways disease. The greater use of antiplatelet agents among older patients than among the youngest group may be explained by younger patients having to pay charges for general practice prescriptions and therefore purchasing their medication from pharmacies without prescription.26 Information about such over the counter purchasing of prescriptions tends not to be recorded routinely by practices.
Work still needs to be done to understand why these important group differences exist. Our results suggest that women and the elderly need to be targeted for secondary prevention to benefit from the CHD strategy for Scotland.4
The authors thank Dr Bob Milne, the Information and Statistics Division, and Mr Matt Sutton and the PLATFORM project for their helpful contributions. The authors are grateful to the general practitioners who provided practice data to the Primary Care Clinical Informatics-Research Unit.
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Wenger NK. Coronary heart disease: an older woman's major health risk. BMJ1997;315:1085–90.
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Marcin Sieja (ur. 11 listopada 1962) – polski lekkoatleta zawodnik Agrosu Żary specjalizujący się w biegach ultradługich.

W 2011 został mistrzem Polski w biegu 24 godzinnym – przebiegł w tym czasie 242 kilometrów i 3 metry. Rok później ponownie został mistrzem kraju w tej konkurencji ustanawiając nieoficjalny rekord Polski – 247 kilometrów i 23 metry.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
  [dostęp 11 czerwca 2012].

Polscy długodystansowcy
Zawodnicy Agrosu Żary
Urodzeni w 1962

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Q: Changing text in div with Javascript I have this code:

Text: Fly London

I want to change the text "Text:" with JS, so I used this:

But if I do it, the URL will disappear. How to change it if I want to keep URL?
Thank you!

A: You can also do this by simply add span tag and change the span tag text

$(document).ready(function(){
$('.p-detail-info > div > span:contains("Text:")').text('Another text:');});

Text: Fly London

A: You'll have to select the text node, which is not possible with selectors alone, unfortunately. Select the parent div, get its first childNode (which is the text node we want), and then assign to the text node's textContent, no jQuery required:

document.querySelector('div').childNodes[0].textContent = 'Another Text';

Text: Fly London

A: Following should work fine for changing the text:

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Arganotus macrochelis – gatunek kosarza z podrzędu Laniatores i rodziny Samoidae.

Występowanie
Gatunek wykazany z Meksyku.

Przypisy

Samoidae
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1953 roku


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Friday Flicks: Star Trek Into Darkness Boldly Goes Where No Film Has Gone Before
TIME breaks down which films to see and which to avoid this weekend.
By Glen Levy May 17, 2013
Paramount Pictures / Skydance Productions
"Star Trek Into Darkness"
A low-budget, black-and-white production set in New York: Could Noah Baumbach be channeling Woody Allen's Manhattan any harder if he tried?
Admittedly, that's a simplistic reading of Frances Ha but it's easy enough to draw comparisons (and don't get us started on all those French New Wave comparisons. Perhaps the movie should have been titled France's Ha?) But instead of Diane Keaton's Annie Hall, we find ourselves confronted with Greta Gerwig's eponymous character. Gerwig has plenty riding on Frances Ha, considering that she co-wrote the movie with Baumbach, who also happens to be her off-screen partner.
And as with so much of Allen's work, New York is more than just a location but a place to explore weighty topics such as friendship, class, ambition, failure, and redemption (and ballet dancing). "What do you do?" Frances is asked at a dinner party, who replies "It's kind of hard to explain." "Because what you do is complicated?" comes the retort. "Because I don't really do it," she fires back. But what Gerwig does do is put herself firmly at the heart of the picture. She (as well as the film) seems to have captured something pretty special, if we go by critical reaction, which has been stellar. Variety is so smitten by her that much of its review is devoted to the 29-year-old. The opening words are "You gotta love Greta Gerwig," and the final sentence is, "Where other performers act, Gerwig manages to just be, making her precisely the right young star to carry such a genial glimpse at a character who doesn't even seem to realize she's trying to find herself."
The Hollywood Reporter is similarly charmed, pointing out that "This is unquestionably Gerwig's defining performance to date." The New Yorker manages to praise Baumbach, Gerwig and the film, noting that "Frances is an artist whose medium is life itself, and Baumbach, his camera open with calm adoration, channels her waves of wonder and possibility." And New York magazine, though able to offer a little criticism – "Baumbach has a hard time letting go of the notion that drama means building to humiliation" – still has to concede that "When he does, though, Frances Ha is beautiful and surprising."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke7owylVeMg
GRETA GERWIG ON FRANCES HA: "I Feel Like an Adult"
NewsFeed's Flicks Pick: Two solid choices this week, with Star Trek Into Darkness clearly going to score big at the box office. But if a screen near you is showing Frances Ha, it doesn't look like it will let you down.

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These are some hotels near Redwood Motel, Genoa that can be booked online.
These outdoors activities are available near Redwood Motel.


The "Eved Ivri" (Hebrew servant) is treated extremely well by the Law of the Torah. He or she is a full-fledged Jew or Jewess in all respects, is obligated in all the Commandments of the Torah, and is included in most respects as a member of the owner's family. The "Eved Ivri" may bring in his own family, including wife and children, and his "owner" is obligated to support his family as well as himself. The owner has the right to unite him as well with a non-Jewish female servant, and children produced from that union remain with the master.
The Torah describes in Parashat Mishpatim how a Jewish male or female can become a Hebrew servant. There are two ways for a male – if an individual stole from his neighbor, but was not able to repay his victim, the Jewish court can sell him into the status of "Eved Ivri," Hebrew servant, and use the proceeds to pay the victim. Alternatively, if an individual is having trouble making ends meet, he has the option as a last resort of selling himself into that status. A female child can be sold into the status of a Hebrew servant only by her father. Both male and female would work a maximum of six years, or until the "Yovel," which interrupts the six-year period even if only one day was worked (of course the buyer is aware of this), and sets the servant free. The female, in addition, is freed upon attaining physical maturity.


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How 400+ Indians Occupied Alcatraz And Changed Richard Nixon's Mind
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Native Americans, one named Tim Williams (a chief of the Klamath River Hurek tribe), approaching Alcatraz Island by boat, late 1969 or early 1970. Photo by Ralph Crane/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images
In 1969, American Indians seized Alcatraz Island, the former federal prison in the San Francisco Bay. The group called themselves the Indians Of All Tribes (IOAT), because they were indigenous people from different tribal groups, and their collective defiance of the U.S. government was the biggest action to date of the pan-Indian Red Power movement. The approach of Native activists was a mixture of '60s civil rights tactics -- sometimes it was MLK-style peaceful civil disobedience, at other times they emulated the militancy of Black Panthers. The occupation of Alcatraz made the Indian cause national news, creating leaders on the island and inspiring Natives across the country who watched the story unfold.
American Indians Had Tried To Occupy Alcatraz Before
During the occupation of Alcatraz. Source: (historyisaweapon.com)
In 1963, Alcatraz closed because it was going to cost millions of dollars to repair the notorious prison and bring it to standard. Rather than investing in the prison, the inmates were relocated to other federal penitentiaries such as Leavenworth, and the land was declared surplus federal land. It did not, however, remain vacant for long.
On March 9, 1964, citing the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie, Richard McKenzie and other members of the Sioux tribe occupied Alcatraz for four hours. According to these Natives' reading of the treaty, abandoned or surplus federal land was to revert to the Sioux. After the brief occupation, five members of the Indians of All Tribes, an intertribal group, led by Richard Oakes (Mohawk), then claimed the island on November 9, 1969. This was also short-lived, with the U.S. Coast Guard removing them that day. Later that same day, a group of 14 stayed overnight on the island, but they left the next day.
The Longer Occupation Begins
Sign at Alcatraz. Source: (dailycal.com),
Based on the overnight stay, the Native activists realized that a longer stay was possible and Oakes recruited college students to join them. Eleven days later, a larger group arrived -- 89 set out for the island that day, but the Coast Guard intervened, and just 14 were able to reach their destination. This group included married couples and six children, including actor Benjamin Bratt and his siblings. They issued the Alcatraz Proclamation which announced their reclamation of Alcatraz. In the Proclamation, they noted the similarities between Alcatraz and reservations, including the inhospitable nature of the land and the statement that "The population has always been held as prisoners and kept dependent upon others."
People Quickly Take Notice
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By Thanksgiving Day, the group had been joined by hundreds of others, and in December, John Trudell (Santee Dakota) began radio broadcasts from the island. They began to get national attention and Grace Thorpe (Sac and Fox, daughter of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe) convinced celebrities such as Marlon Brando and Jane Fonda to visit the island. They even had a more reliable boat funded by a $15,000 donation from Creedence Clearwater Revival.
After the occupation began, they created a council and each individual contributed, whether it be in security, housing, cooking, or any other job that needed to be done. Richard Oakes became their leader, and LaNada Means (Shoshonne Bannock) was an important presence as well.
Things Start To Fall Apart
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Despite the initial success of the occupation, it quickly lost its leader. In January, 1970, 13-year-old Yvonne Oakes, Richard's daughter, fell to her death, leading the Oakes family to leave. Others also left, but the arrival of drug addicts led them to ban non-Indians from spending the night on the island. The government then shut off electricity and telephone service, and some of the buildings were destroyed by a fire.
Despite Its Failure, It Did Leave An Impact
Richard Oakes, the main organizer. Source: (mentalfloss)
More of the inhabitants left until finally, on June 11, 1971, the government removed the last 15 people from Alcatraz. They had occupied Alcatraz for 19 months, with their numbers exceeding 400 people at one point. But the activists did not realize their original goal of creating a cultural center for Native Americans. However, the occupation did have an impact, raising national and international attention for the struggles of the Native Americans.
The Occupation Leads To Major Changes
Nixon has a change of heart. Source: (newsmaven.io)
After leaving the island, Richard Oakes continued to be an activist until his murder in September, 1972, and his work helped to lead to the return of some land to Natives. Additionally, the occupation seemed to sway Richard Nixon. Up to that time, the government had been following a famous policy "termination," a rather ominous way of saying assimilation, in which the Natives' tribal identity would be eroded as the tribes were stripped of their special status and sovereignty. But on July 8, 1970, Nixon gave his "self-determination" speech, which announced an end to termination. 1970 also marked the beginning of the restoration of federal recognition for tribes and the start of the passage of important positive laws for Native Americans.
While Richard Nixon is remembered by many Americans as one of the worst presidents of all time, due to the Watergate scandal, many Native activists view him in a positive light for the changes he, along with his pro-Native veep Spiro Agnew, tried to effect.
Nixon tried to do the right thing, although he was in a difficult position in that he couldn't seem to be caving to demands of the occupiers. In 1972, Native activists affiliated with the American Indian Movement (AIM) seized the office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which Nixon saw as a betrayal.
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Q: Why wont this program run, but it will build? I have been trying to run this average calculator program in code blocks, and it builds without error but it can't run for some reason and I have no idea why.
My code is below
#include < iostream >

  using namespace std;

double getAverage(int amount, int numbers[]) {
  // Declare the variables
  int total = 0;
  double avg = 0;
  //Find each number in the array then add it to the total
  for (int i = amount; i > 0; i--) {
    total += numbers[i];

  }
  //Divide the total by the amount to get the average
  avg = total / amount;
  cout << "The Average is: ";
  //Return the average
  return avg;
}

int main() {
  // Declare the variables and arrays
  int varNum = 1;
  int totVar;
  int userNums[totVar];
  //Ask user for how many variables they want then record it
  cout << "How many variables would you like to have? ";
  cin >> totVar;
  //Ask the user for each variable, then record it into the array
  for (int i = totVar; i > 0; i--) {
    cout << "Please input variable " + varNum;
    cin >> userNums[i];
    varNum++;

  }
  return 0;
}

A: see: @Pete Becker for an actual answer
You need to initialize totVar before you create the array userNums
As you are using
cin >> totVar;

Later in your software you might want to give it an upper bound.
int userNums[1000];

And check totVar doesn't exeed 999.

A: There are three issues with this code. First, as @stefan said, totVar has not been initialized when it's used as the array size. But that doesn't matter because, second, int userNums[totVar]; is not legal C++ (it compiles because of a GCC extension). And third, those loops
for (int i = totVar; i > 0; i--) {
    cout << "Please input variable " + varNum;
    cin >> userNums[i];
    varNum++;
}

and
for (int i = amount; i > 0; i--) {
    total += numbers[i];
}

pass invalid indices to the array. An array of size N has valid indexes from 0 to N-1. The first pass through that first loop accesses numbers[totVar], which is off the end of the array. The usual way to write a loop like the first one is
for (int i = 0; i < totVar; ++i)
    cin >> userNums[i];

This accesses the values at numbers[0], numbers[1], ... numbers[totVar-1].
Do the same thing for the second loop.


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British soccer body says term 'yid' inappropriate at games
(JTA) — The governing body of English soccer announced that fans could face criminal charges for using the term "yid."
In a statement issued Wednesday, the English Football Association's general secretary, Alex Horne, wrote that the association believes the term "is likely to be considered offensive by the reasonable observer and considers the term to be inappropriate in a football setting."
The statement also said that "use of the term in a public setting could amount to a criminal offense, and leave those fans liable to prosecution and potentially a lengthy football banning order."
The London's Tottenham Hotspur Premier League team has many Jewish supporters who sometimes call themselves the "Yid army." However the term is often used by other soccer teams to describe Spurs fans in a derogatory way.
Jonathan Arkush, vice president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, praised the Football Association's decision. "We support the FA's stance in defining the 'Y'- word as an offensive term and we hope that once and for all its use will die out." He said that the association "should be applauded for seeking to take steps that will undoubtedly reduce anti- Semitism at our football grounds."
David Stern, longtime NBA commissioner who guided the league to global popularity, dies at 77
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Your Accident Solicitors, MG Legal, explain why cyclists should take care on the roads!
One type of incident which your solicitors in Lancaster come across on a regular basis are accidents involving cyclists. Sections 59-82 of the Highway Code are of particular importance and interest to your Lancaster law firm here in dealing with these matters.
If travelling in dark conditions to wear fluorescent/bright clothing to make yourself visible, as well as reflective accessories such as arm and ankle belts.
Under Rule 60, cyclists must have white front lights and red rear lights on their bicycle making it visible to other road users in poorly lit conditions and/or at night.
Of course, your Lancaster law firm advise that cyclists ride in accordance with the above, to avoid putting themselves in dangerous circumstances which may result in injury and consequently, the services of our accident compensation solicitors. In the unfortunate event that our road accident solicitors services are required, we are always on hand to help.
Rule 64 of the Highway Code states that cyclists are not to cycle on pavements. Therefore, they are required to use the roads along with other road users, and obey traffic signs and traffic light signals as all others are required. This can, however, make cyclists a vulnerable sector of road users, with thousands being injured each year. The ROSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) 2017 Road Safety Fact Sheet confirmed that there was a staggering 18,477 injuries on UK roads. MG Legal, your road accident solicitors, are specialists in these matters and are on hand to assist clients, who have sustained injuries through no fault of their own, in making claims for their losses suffered.
Due care and attention are essential when using the road, however, under Rules 211 and 213 of the Highway Code, extra care is required in respect of cyclists on the road. This is because cyclists can, sometimes, be difficult to see, they may also have to make sudden manoeuvres to avoid uneven road surfaces or obstacles, therefore, should be given plenty of room when overtaking.
If you are a cyclist, and have been injured in a road traffic accident, through no fault of your own. Contact MG Legal, your accident compensation solicitors, and our solicitors in Lancaster will be delighted to assist. Do not forget to enquire as to our "No Win, No Fee" arrangement and let your road accident solicitors fight your claim today.


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For both these iconic films, Stanley Kubrick chose to work with the extraordinary Wendy Carlos, who wrote (or realised, as both are based on classical pieces) the main themes to both movies. She was born in 1939 as Walter Carlos and graduated from Columbia University with a master's degree in composition, where she had met Robert Moog, instigating a collaboration that would shape her musical career. Instrumental in developing the early synthesiser, Carlos enjoyed considerable commercial success with her first album Switched On Bach (1968), which realised a selection of J.S. Bach's music on the Moog modular synthesiser. This was no mean feat as it was not polyphonic, but despite that the album won her three Grammy Awards.
The 7" AA Side, March from A Clockwork Orange (1971), is an arrangement of Beethoven's rousing Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (fourth movement) and is the first recorded song using a vocoder. Almost ten years later, Carlos was to work with Kubrick again on The Shining (1980). Although Kubrick didn't use much of the music she composed, sticking instead to the guide tracks for the final cut, the disturbing main theme is by Carlos and her collaborator and friend Rachel Elkind. The Shining – Main Theme on the 7" A side takes as its starting point the Dies Irae from Hector Berlioz's Requiem (Op5), appropriately taken to new levels of darkness by Carlos and Elkind's electronic treatment.
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GAYLORD — Someday, hopefully in the near future, the Gaylord volleyball team will remember this day.
Someday when they're winning, the Blue Devils will remember a day where the pastures were not so green, a point where there was nowhere to go but up.
That point came Monday, when the youthful Gaylord team was carved up by 2006 Big North Conference champion Traverse City West 10-25, 4-25 and 6-25.
There was a renewed excitement in the Gaylord program heading into the conference opener, but unforced errors were the team's demise in West's clockwork-like victory.
Gaylord had a few moments of brilliance, especially on on the offensive end on some nifty plays in front of the net, but poor serves, poor passes and poor defensive position were killers against a team of West's caliber.
"We showed we could compete with West when we ran our attack, but we still broke down mentally," said Gaylord coach Chris Martin.
Martin praised the efforts of sophomore middle hitter Danielle Wilson and setters senior Erica Davis in the first two games and junior Brittney Sides in the third. He also said senior Rachael Brown and junior Amanda Raymond were strong in the digging department. The Blue Devils had three sophomores — Wilson, Brooke Arnold and Mattie Ozment — see a considerable amount of action.
Gaylord looks to take a stride tonight in another Big North battle in Petoskey.


The Southern Alps of New Zealand are bigger than the Swiss and Italian Alps combined (Timothy Sweeney Live photo).
As it did for a lot of impressionable young skiers, watching Warren Miller's annual feature ski films has done a number on my bank account. Almost as much as that reliable old friend/foe Captain Morgan. One year, a crew made its way to the Southern Alps of New Zealand and I remember Warren narrating something like: "The Southern Alps of New Zealand are bigger than the Swiss and Italian Alps combined." A helicopter whisked skiers to the top of some ridiculous peak bathed in brilliant sunshine and buried under fresh powder. The scenery was staggering and the mountains seemed to stretch on like a dinner with your mother-in-law, only prettier. Below them, the New Zealand countryside was bright green and sheep ran to and fro. In New Zealand, there are always sheep.
Those memories were on my mind as I touched down in Queenstown to ski nearby Treble Cone and The Remarkables. Queenstown fancies itself the Extreme Sports Capital of the World and it's hard to argue with that claim. You can do it all here: bungee jump, heli-ski, take a jet-boat ride that skims past canyon walls, drink booze alongside attractive young Scandinavian backpackers who were born when you were in high school, go skydiving, ride a zip-line, and the list goes on. The streets of Queenstown are lined with places to sign up for any of the above activities (except one; and it's probably the one you wanted to sign up for).
Sheep are ubiquitous in New Zealand (Timothy Sweeney Live photo).
In every bar, restaurant or ski shop the accents of the young hired help are as varied as they might be at a UN peace conference or a 7Eleven anywhere in America. Everyone is from somewhere else. Some work for a few months before moving on to wherever their backpack takes them — Australia if they want to work and have visions of Bondi Beach and blondes with lovely accents, or Thailand if they are broke and enjoy massages and sprinting to the bathroom 20 minutes after every meal. Others planned on coming to Queenstown for six months and never left because it's the kind of place you plan to visit for six months but never leave. A bit like Detroit.
On the day I arrived, the Otago Daily Times ran a headline that said "Best Boozers Get to Choose Rooms." The accompanying story was a detailed account of how six college students who lived together in the nearby town of Dunedin used drinking games as a means of determining which of them secured the best rooms in the house. They also had a pig named Wes living IN their house, which was OK'd by their landlord, also named Wes, as long as they named the pig after him. Based on a photo, it appeared that Wes — the pig, not the landlord — slept on the couch, which one would have to assume made him the worst drinker of all the residents, or just unable to comprehend how the drinking games worked. Seems a bit unfair, to be perfectly honest. How can one expect a pig to know how to play flip-cup or quarters? I have college friends who never quite figured it out.
Queenstown sits right on the edge of Lake Wakatipu, and the earth rises drastically all around it. The mountains — most notably The Remarkables on the opposite side of the lake from the town, are rugged and turn into jagged rock the higher they climb. As you drive just a few miles out of town, the landscape looks as though someone picked up the Swiss Alps or Colorado Rockies and dropped them on top of the Irish countryside. The lower landscape is rolling green hills and beautiful blue lakes, and large peaks tower some 6,000 plus feet above.
Queenstown itself has the feel of a ski town like Lake Tahoe (complete with a casino), despite the closest ski resort, also called The Remarkables, being a solid and quite harrowing 40-minute drive away up a 13km dirt road. It only snows in Queenstown a handful of times each winter due to the low elevation and somewhat temperate climate. As you look to the peaks around you, the snow line is high above, usually in the neighborhood of 4,500 feet. Like all tourism-based towns, Queenstown has a healthy supply of bars (50 plus), restaurants and T-shirt shops. The residents are decidedly youthful, probably because you don't do a lot of bungee jumping or shepherding into your 70s, though the shepherding demographic is purely speculation on my part.
By far, the most popular place is town is a burger joint called Fergburger. It's not hard to find. Look for the place with the line pouring out the door at all hours and the patrons leaving who look like they just had Thanksgiving dinner between two buns. If you go to Queenstown, go have a Fergburger. Then find a comfortable place to sit and feel terrible about yourself for 30 minutes.
Tim Sweeney was an award-winning reporter for The Vail Trail many moons ago. To view the longer version of this story and read more of Tim's witty travel yarns, subscribe to his blog on his website here http://timsweeneylive.com/?page_id=2. And look for more of his travel stories here on Real Vail in the days ahead. Next: Skiing Treble Cone.


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/*
  @test
  @bug 6520635
  @summary Test that modality and modal exclusion types are handled
correctly according Toolkit.isModalityTypeSupported() and
Toolkit.isModalExclusionTypeSupported() methods
  @author artem.ananiev: area=awt.modal
  @run main SupportedTest
*/

import java.awt.*;

public class SupportedTest
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        boolean passed = true;
        Toolkit tk = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();

        // check for modality types

        Frame f = new Frame("F");
        for (Dialog.ModalityType mt : Dialog.ModalityType.values())
        {
            if (!tk.isModalityTypeSupported(mt))
            {
                Dialog d = new Dialog(f, "D", mt);
                if (!d.getModalityType().equals(Dialog.ModalityType.MODELESS))
                {
                    System.err.println("Error: modality type " + mt + " is not supported\n" +
                                       "but a dialog with this modality type can be created");
                    passed = false;
                }
            }
        }

        // check for modal exclusion types
        for (Dialog.ModalExclusionType et : Dialog.ModalExclusionType.values())
        {
            if (!tk.isModalExclusionTypeSupported(et))
            {
                Frame g = new Frame("G");
                g.setModalExclusionType(et);
                if (!g.getModalExclusionType().equals(Dialog.ModalExclusionType.NO_EXCLUDE))
                {
                    System.err.println("Error: modal exclusion type " + et + "is not supported\n" +
                                       "but a window with this modal exclusion type can be created");
                    passed = false;
                }
            }
        }

        if (!passed)
        {
            throw new RuntimeException("Test FAILED: some of modality types and/or modal exclusion types are handled incorrectly");
        }
    }
}

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The process ID of the process whose abilities you want to control, or 0 to control those of the calling process.
You need to be running as root in order to change a different process's abilities.
An identifier (PROCMGR_AID_*, or a custom ability found with procmgr_ability_lookup()) that tells procnto which particular ability you're modifying.
One or more operations (PROCMGR_AOP_*) that identify the operation you're performing on the ability.
One or more domains (PROCMGR_ADN_*) that indicate whether you're modifying what you can do with the ability while running as root or non-root.
Terminate the list with PROCMGR_AID_EOL.
If the ability is for a subrange (see below), follow it by two uint64_t arguments that specify the lower and upper limits on the range.
The procmgr_ability() function takes a list of ability operations to control what the identified process is allowed to do. This function lets a process start running as root, set the abilities it needs, and then change its group and user IDs. This can make your system more secure by reducing the number of potentially vulnerable processes running as root.
The table below describes the identifier portion for each ability, indicates whether the operation is normally privileged (e.g. rebooting the system) or not (e.g. spawning and forking), and describes the subrange if applicable. If you want to specify a subrange, include PROCMGR_AOP_SUBRANGE in the operation flags. You can also specify custom abilities that a server has defined by calling procmgr_ability_create().
If you want to set more than one ability, you must specify a separate identifier-operation-domain argument (with any subranges) for each. The identifiers are an enumeration; don't try to OR them together.
The maximum is usually 63, but is governed by the -P option to procnto .
Disallow the performance of the operation in the specified domain(s).
Allow the performance of the operation in the specified domain(s). You must be root when doing this for privileged abilities.
Restrict the feature to set its "parameter" to a certain subrange in the specified domain(s). You must still have the PROCMGR_AOP_ALLOW flag set for the ability in the domain to successfully use the feature.
The meaning of the "parameter" varies, depends on on the ability, as described above.
Follow the ability entry in the function's parameter list with two uint64_t arguments that give the lower and upper bounds of the subrange. You must be root when doing this for privileged abilities.
You can have multiple subrange entries in the list; they "OR" together to let you form a discontiguous set. To do this, specify the identifier-operation-domain argument again, followed by another pair of range arguments.
Lock the current ability so that no further changes to it can be made.
The changes to the ability are inherited across a spawn or exec.
The changes to the ability aren't inherited across a spawn or exec. This is the default.
For a fork(), the parent's ability configuration is copied to the child verbatim, regardless of the INHERIT status of each of the abilities.
Modify the ability of the process when it's running as root.
Modify the ability of the process when it isn't running as root.
There's also a special ability identifier, PROCMGR_AID_EOL, that indicates the end of the list of abilities passed to this function.
You can OR the domain flags and any of PROCMGR_AOP_DENY, PROCMGR_AOP_ALLOW, and PROCMGR_AOP_LOCK into the PROCMGR_AID_EOL macro that ends the list. If you do this, the operations are performed on all the unlocked abilities that you didn't specify in the list.
The abilities were successfully modified.
There's something wrong with the parameters to the function.
A non-root process tried to give itself a privileged ability or tried to change a locked ability.


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- August 19 -
World Humanitarian Day is a day dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as part of a Swedish-sponsored GA Resolution A/63/L.49 on the Strengthening of the Coordination of Emergency Assistance of the United Nations, and set as 19 August. It marks the day on which the then Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Iraq, Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 of his colleagues were killed in the bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad.
World Humanitarian Day is a day dedicated to humanitarians worldwide, as well as to increase public understanding of humanitarian assistance activities. The day aims to honor humanitarian workers who have lost their lives or injured themselves in the course of their work, and to acknowledge the ongoing work of humanitarian staff around the world.
Many communities and organizations try to increase the importance of humanitarians by distributing publicity and information material. Additionally, some try to speak to the press to help spread these key messages of World Humanitarian Day, while other groups organize public events worldwide that feature humanitarian work.
For the year 2010 and beyond, it is anticipated that World Humanitarian Day will focus on particular humanitarian themes to help increase public awareness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Humanitarian_Day
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-humanitarian-day
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International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations...
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Whether you are tired of the long lunch queues, or satisfy a lunch craving – there's an easy solution: why not pack your own? Plus, it's healthier for your wallet, too. Dive into these healthy and easily adaptable lunchbox inspirations to suit your taste and dietary needs.
The name "Buddha Bowls" gives a clue to its well-balanced nature – a central Buddhist idea. These photogenic one-bowl meals are chock-full of your favourite superfoods, typically with a base of grains or greens topped with protein-rich goodies like chickpeas. There are no strict rules of what constitutes a Buddha Bowl, so get creative.
1. Start with a base of healthy grains like quinoa and brown rice.
2. Add various sources of macronutrients: spinach and kale for fibre, chickpeas and tofu for protein, avocado and almonds for healthy fats.
3. Finish by drizzling your favourite dressing on top.
Remember to eat vegetables in different colours to maximise your vitamin intake. You can replace grains with roasted sweet potatoes for a filling yet low-fat meal, or sprinkle on chia seeds to boost brain power. Keep everything crisp by assembling your delicious bowl at lunch time.
Tortillas have been a staple food in Mexico for centuries, and today these round, thin flatbreads are popular the world over. Why? They are fast to fix, portable and can accommodate endless combinations of fillings.
1. Start by warming the tortillas up in a toaster oven or pan.
2. Add a spread and your favourite fillings: aim for veggies, and some pulses.
3. Finish – roll it up! Cut in half to eat on the go.
For a boost of creativity, try oily fish such as salmon and tuna, which are rich in DHA, EPA and omega 3 fatty acids. Spice things up with chilli and chicken, or keep it light with a refreshing Greek salad wrap – with cucumber, tomatoes, feta cheese and olives – to avoid the afternoon slump.
Rice is common in a Chinese meal, but if you find plain rice boring, liven it up with veggies and leftover meats for a balanced and flavourful lunch. Cook up the rice with your ingredients of choice, pop a serving of it in the fridge, and grab and go the next morning.
1. Start with leftover rice or cook it fresh.
2. Add chopped veggies, meats and other ingredients of your choice. Stir into rice.
3. Finish by adding a dash of olive oil and preferred seasoning. Stir in evenly.
Cook rice in chicken broth instead of water for an additional touch of flavour. Swap white rice for brown for fibre and antioxidants. Crunchy celery boosts immunity to help you tackle long working hours. Sprinkle some water on to your rice before reheating so the rice stays fluffy – then tuck in!
When you are craving something refreshing, cold noodles make for an ideal base for a just-filling-enough lunch. The trick here is to keep the noodles very cold, so make sure to put your creation into the fridge as soon as you arrive at the office so your lunch doesn't become one gloppy mess.
1. Start with a noodle base – Japanese soba, Korean dangmyeon or Chinese rice noodle, it's entirely up to you.
2. Add an Asian twist: try crab meat, seaweed, edamame or fermented veggies such as kimchi.
3. Finish with a peanut, sesame or miso dressing. Toss to coat.
Try mixing olive oil with a dash of vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to create your own dressing. You can also swap crab out for shrimp, add slivers of carrots, shred up some cold chicken breast to tide you over until dinner, or add avocado for additional creaminess and nutrients. Top with toasted sesame seeds as a finale.
Looking for more lunch ideas? See where to find exotic comfort foods here.
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Emmaus Cambridge's lorry began its epic journey on Tuesday, February 7.
Staff and volunteers from a local homeless charity packed a lorry full of goods to help vulnerable people in Romania.
Emmaus Cambridge sent the container full of furniture, clothing and household items to the newest branch of the charity in Romania yesterday (Tuesday, February 7).
Romanian Emmaus communities will be able to earn between 8,000 and 10,000 Euros by selling the items – which they would struggle to collect on their own.
The new Emmaus community, Emmaus Satu Mare, provides homes and work for up to 40 people.
Emmaus Cambridge has worked with Romanian communities for the last few years, and several Cambridge volunteers have gone on exchange trips to the country.
Sorin Onica, who lives at the Emmaus community in Romania, travelled to Cambridge to help identify items to sell.
He said: "This is the fourth or fifth time Emmaus Cambridge has filled a container full of household goods for us.
"In Romania, we don't get many donations that are good enough to sell, so this donation is very valuable to the community.
Mark Boden, deputy community manager at Emmaus Cambridge, said: "Romania is a poor country and the Emmaus community do not receive donations like we do.
"They really rely on containers from France and the UK to bring much-needed funds into their shops.
"Solidarity is an important part of our ethos – giving back to those less fortunate than us.


That's a total of six chances to win! Please be sure to come back and leave a new comment for each entry. If you already follow my blog, are a fan on Facebook, or follow me on twitter, just leave a new comment to let me know. Also, please be sure to include your email address in at least one of your comments. The contest will run until Sunday, March 28th at 7:00 pm EST and I'll use the random number generator to pick the winner. Good luck, and thanks again to all of you!
My favorite thing on your etsy shop are the birthday shirts - especially the blue with the one. My second favorite are the peasant dresses.
The Birthday Lounge Set is my favorite!! So CUTE!
I already follow you on Twitter which is how I found this contest!!
I am now a follower of you on Facebook!!
Love the Modern Peasant Dress in Aqua and Red Bliss on your etsy shop!
I like the birthday outfits. My little girl will be one in November and I am already thinking about it!
I am commenting for my entry!
I don't have twitter though - I figure there's no point since I don't have cell service where I live anyhow!
My favorite thing in your shop is the lacework/moon dots peasant dress even though I don't have a little girl to buy it for! You know I love the birthday t's but the tie shirts are the cutest thing on there!
Oh how fun!!! My favorite thing in your etsy short is the Modern Peasant Dress!
and I retweeted your giveaway!
i love your clothes! so cute. i wish i had a girl to wear those precious dresses!
i am a fan on fb and follow you on twitter.
My favorite thing in your shop: I was going to say your new blankets. Theyre adorable! But then I came across this shirt (http://networkedblogs.com/1FBTV)--the name and flowers appliqued shirt.. BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOVE IT!!
I love your custom work!! Andrew has a #1 bib, #2 shirt & #3 shirt.. all custom made.
I don't have twitter, but I posted a link on my FB profile.
We're fans on facebook and love your stuff!
I love your peasant dresses! They last forever and are adorable!
Love, love, love your stuff!!
Custom Appliqued Monogrammed Blanket in Pink and Green Pop Flowers and Cotton Chenille by Olive and Ollie...I've been eying it for awhile now!
Oh oh pick me please, I love your stuf, I cannot wait to see Sophia's Shirts your making.
I linked this from my FB page for you as well.
My favorite things on your etsy shop are your bibs. I'm about to start feeding my baby solids, so I'm looking to stock up!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42838205 I would get an 3yr old birthday outfit in this pattern!
It is so hard to choose what I like best because I love everything!But if I had to pick I would pick the appliqued name shirt with the flower! So CUTE!
I follow you on twitter (I'm _sarah_b_ ).
Found you from Sew Fantastic's FB page. I love your little man applique tie shirt and the ho ho owl shirt. So cute!
I love your bog banner with the font of your name olive and ollie.
you KNOW i love the Peasant dresses! Especially loving the aqua and red bliss one....too cute!
To pick my favorite thing is a hard thing to do. I still love and use the bibs and tell everyone I know about them!! Love all the shirts you have made me for the girls and long for more. The peasant dresses look so cute and I have plans to order a few this summer. Oh and my blanket you made me for Savana is with the fringed corners in purple and teal, LOVE IT!!!
I really wanna win! I just adore your store! Please let this be my lucky day!
Love, Love, Love the birthday shirts!!! They are the CUTEST thing ever!
I love the birthday outfits. My new little grandson has a birthday in November. I'm going to have to get him one of those!
You know I've been a fan of the modern peasant dress for a long time!
& I also re-tweeted. Whew! All done now.
I love the custom birthday shirts.
I favorite item is the Peasant Dress in Joel Dewberry Deer Valley Damask with Natural Columbine Long Sleeves!!! Beautiful!
following your blog! thank you!
I like your little boy's tie shirt using the riley blake fabric!
I now follow your blog. Yay!
I would love a lounge set for Sam!!! They look so comfy!!
I follow you on facebook and networked blogs!!! BTW, love the rocket!
I tweeted. I have convinced myself to pick up that Rocket Lounge Set for Sam when I can afford it. Logan has to have one too, of course, and he would need a larger size!
My favorite item is the chenille bib with appliqued rocket. I'm ordering one soon!!
My favorite is your Peasant Dress in Joel Dewberry Deer Valley Damask with Natural Columbine Long Sleeves. Although I LOVE your birthday shirts too!
My favorite item in your shop are the peasant dresses....too cute!!!
I'm a fan on facebook and I love your creations!
Just got our 3rd Birthday outfit today! My daughter just loves it!
Favorite item at Etsy is the green and pink Birthday Outfit. Wonderfully cute and very well-made.
Figuring out how to fiollow the blog now!
RicksWife04 Be sure to check out @oliveandollie give away. Wonderful handmade items!!!
You have the cuuuuutest stuff!
I love your new robot shirt!! Super cute!!!
I love that you do custom shirts! This is the 3rd year in a row that I've had you make Chris a custom shirt for this birthday and they always turn out amazing!
I just love anything Heather makes, it is great quality and so cute!!!
I love your stuff! My favorite is the Modern Bunny Rabbit Applique Shirt in Blue Stripes!


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British Steel is at risk of dropping into administration, following stagnant discussions with the Conservative Government for a possible 30-million-pound subsidy, which would jeopardize around 5,000 jobs and have knock-on effects on the supply chain.
One of the major manufacturers of British steel is potentially on the brink of shattering after negotiations with the Secretary of State for Business, Greg Clark, remain up in the air. Earnest and Young, a multinational professional services business with its headquarters in London, is said to be the main runner for administration should British Steel collapse.
Greybull Capital, a private investment company, is the owner of British Steel and has been attempting to secure government funding to avoid both bankruptcy and from going under. British Steel investors and Greybull Capital have both settled to fund the company with a further 30 million pounds but have turned towards the government for additional funding.
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Financial Times' Alan Livsey, a Board director and chair of the Structured Learning Committee discusses the downfall of British Steel and its current fate:
"British Steel is in trouble, it's been a marginal producer of steel for some time. Europe is not a great place to produce steel, there are other steel makers in Europe who either do a better job or have managed to specialize for whatever reason British Steel's costs have been too high. Greybull have some history of trying to bailout other UK businesses with not very much success."
"Why are we here again talking about bailouts and Greybull help for British Steel? British Steel under its previous owners, Tata Steel, has used effectively the emissions trading system of carbon credit trading in the EU, where credits are given to various industries particularly the polluting ones to offset their emissions. If they have too many sometimes these companies sell those. It turned out that British Steel was using this quite a bit in the last few years, and they were selling credits, taking the money and then when new credits were given to them at the beginning of the new fiscal year they would cover their shorts; this was a repeated practice."
"So, what went wrong was that last year these carbon credits went up in price a lot. They went from as low as 5 euros per ton of carbon to 25 most recently. That made that short very difficult to cover and the worst news came for British Steel when the EU decided as Britain is leaving the EU, it is not entitled to any more of these credits."
Click here to watch Alan Livsey's full report on the Financial Times website.
British Steel has said that the cause of its financial difficulties, emanates from the confusion that Brexit is creating. Furthermore, Parliament has the stress of the European elections on May 23rd to deal with. Reports indicate that orders of steel at British Steel in Scunthorpe have dropped by a quarter due to the unpredictability and high volatility of Brexit. If Britain leaves the European Union on WTO terms imports of British Steel into the Eurozone would have a 20 percent tax imposed upon them.
British Steel has a workforce of around 5,000 people, with over 3,000 employees working at its plant in Scunthorpe and is the main source of backing for its supply chain. The steel plant in Scunthorpe is one of the last blast furnace steelworks in Britain that uses raw materials to produce steel.
With Greybull Capital as its owner British Steel had a profitable 2018, however, following a weakening pound, increased energy prices and the difficult Brexit situation, the company has been brought to its knees.
British Steel finds itself in trouble just 14 days after it was given a 120-million-pound emergency fund by the UK's Government to pay for an EU charge relating to its greenhouse gas emissions. The Labour party has raised its concerns with the future of British Steel, hinting at the necessity to formulate a contingency plan so that in the event that the steel manufacturer collapses it can be nationalized.
Voicing his Party's concerns with the fate of British Steel and the consequences it would have on the livelihoods of thousands of British workers in Scunthorpe and across its supply chain, Jeremy Corbyn said:
"If an agreement cannot be struck with British Steel, the government must act to take a public stake in the company to secure the long term future of the steelworks and protect peoples' livelihoods and communities."
Click here to read the full BBC report.
Steve Turner, the Assistant General Secretary of the UK's biggest trade union, Unite commented on the British Steel situation:
"While Unite is in continuing dialogue with British Steel and the UK government, we are very clear that if a deal cannot be struck to secure the long-term future of the steelmaker under private ownership, that the government must bring it under public control in the national interest."
"British Steel's success is key to any future UK industrial strategy. It is a strategically important business which supplies other UK steelmakers with product and provides 95 per cent of UK's rail tracks."
"Sustaining over 4,000 jobs across the UK and a further 20,000 in the supply chain, it would be an economic catastrophe if the worst were to happen and government was to allow British Steel to collapse. It is a national asset supporting UK Plc that cannot simply be left to the market."
"While Brexit uncertainty has undoubtedly hit the steelmaker's order book and high iron ore prices have increased operating costs, many steelworkers will be questioning how Greybull could find the finance to fund the acquisition of a French steel works last week while pushing British Steel to the brink of collapse."
British Steel faces difficult times ahead.
The union Community's Operations Director, Alasdair McDiarmid has warned that should British Steel liquidate, in addition to the damage it would cause to the UK's steel industry, the expenses that would result from the deconstruction of the industrial plants could then heavily burden the taxpayer.
Britain's manufacturing industries have been knocked by the biggest downturn since 2016. According to a monthly Industrial Trends Survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the survey of nearly 280 manufacturing companies indicate that output expansion was mainly influenced by the following sectors: chemical, food and drink, and mechanical engineering. The sectors which hindered economic growth the most were the automotive and clothing sectors. The order books are also showing signs of decline with orders reaching the lowest levels since 2016. The forecast for inflation is also flatlining for the next 3 months.
The Deputy Chief Economist at CBI, Anna Leach suggested:
"These results provide further evidence that manufacturers have been stockpiling at a rapid pace as part of their Brexit contingency plans. When combined with a sharp decline in order books, it's clear why manufacturing firms are so keen to see a swift end to the current Brexit impasse.
"With investment down, stockpiling up, and the threat of a no-deal ever present, we desperately need parliament to thrash out a viable deal in the national interest. Where the cross-party talks failed, Parliament must succeed, or continued economic paralysis will see us hurtle ever closer to disaster."
To read the full CBI article click here.
During a period of high tensions, British Steel is staring the possibility of bankruptcy in the face, with around 5,000 jobs at risk and an additional 20,000 within its supply chain. The warning coming from the CBI says that gathering reserves and stockpiling is futile when compared to the slump in manufacturing demand due to the uncertainty surrounding Brexit.
The downturn of the manufacturing sector's order books come at a time when sterling maintained its decline in value in terms of the US dollar and euro since May. Some businesses have profited from the drop in the value of the pound as it gives them the opportunity to sell outside the UK at cheaper costs. However, the price of raw materials imported to the UK has risen countering any benefits of selling goods at lower prices which has compelled various companies into lowering costs farther.
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By Alice Martins, CNBCThe egg is one of the most widely traded cryptocurrency.
It has risen in price over the past year as more people embrace blockchain technology.
In addition, the price of eggs is expected to continue to climb, as people are beginning to invest in their eggs for the first time.
But the egg market is being transformed into a market for baby food.
The egg is the third most traded cryptocurrency, behind Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Many people are looking for eggs for their children.
A new generation of egg producers is starting to emerge, according to a new report from the egg and dairy market arbitrage platform, EggBlock.
The egg market was already one of cryptocurrencies' most profitable and volatile.
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EggBlock reports that egg prices have been on the rise for the past few months, with the price rising more than 100% in the first six months of 2017.
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According to EggBlock data, egg futures prices fell by almost 5% in January of this year.
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That was about $8 more than the average price of $3 per kilo for 2017, according the report.
The price dropped to $2.85 per kilos for the same period last year.
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In the last six months, egg farmers have seen an influx of fresh egg farmers from around the world, which has resulted in increased demand for eggs from the market.
But because egg producers have had to sell the majority of their eggs to buyers outside of their region, they are unable to profitably sell eggs from their local egg farms.
This is why egg prices for egg producers in the United States have been declining over the last year, according O'Brien.
In order to ensure a profit for egg farmers, O'Connor believes egg producers should focus on their local market, rather than trying to sell eggs internationally.
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Obama, Reconsidered
By Brett Healy - January 17, 2017
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Any assessment of President Barack Obama's two terms in office will begin, inevitably, with where he ranks among the presidents. It's shorthand among some conservative commentators, talk radio hosts and even on social media that Obama is the worst president ever. But any objective examination of history tells us that's not case, any more than when his supporters said that about Obama's predecessor, President George W. Bush.
President James Buchanan surely ranks as the worst. Buchanan allowed the South to secede, allowing those states to take military assets that would later be used in the Civil War. Congress even refused to pay for Buchanan's presidential portrait.
Woodrow Wilson inflicted upon the country the income tax and widespread repression at the end of his second term. Rutherford B. Hayes took office after the infamous Compromise of 1877 when the Republicans agreed to end Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South in exchange for control of the White House. Andrew Jackson agreed to the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which caused the Trail of Tears for the Cherokee Indians. Richard Nixon was nearly impeached for misconduct in office, and we're still paying for his domestic policies today. Bill Clinton was impeached. Jimmy Carter's own party grew tired of his incompetence and he faced a challenge from Sen Ted Kennedy.
So Obama was not the "worst president ever." But an honest assessment of Obama's record would not put him in the top tier, either. His own ambition was to be a transformative figure like Ronald Reagan, and his long farewell to the American people is supposed to remind people of George Washington. Instead, Obama's ambition outweighed his ability, and the last week has us wishing Chevy Chase was back on Saturday Night Live – "Our top story tonight, Barack Hussein Obama is still saying goodbye to the American people."
Let's remember the promise of eight years ago when Obama was the change he was seeking, or something like that. He took office after a terrible financial collapse and recession. However, the Bush Administration had already taken the immediate steps of the Wall Street bailout to stabilize the economy, and it was Obama's fortune to preside over the nation's economic recovery.
Obama's $804.6 billion stimulus, crafted by Congressional Democrats, contributed to doubling the national debt in his time in office. It's estimated that only $33 billion went to "shovel ready" transportation spending. Much of the money was spent shoring up state government spending on Medicaid and education, including here in Wisconsin. But at least the Recovery.gov website was redesigned, and it only cost $18 million.
The "summer of recovery," like the effects of global warming described by Al Gore, never seemed to arrive. Economic growth through the beginning of 2016 averaged just 2.1 percent. While unemployment is down, labor participation is the lowest it's been since Jimmy Carter was in office, and that's only partially due to demographics.
It certainly didn't help that under the Obama Administration the Federal Register, the book of federal regulations, is now over 97,000 pages long. Worse, according to Forbes the problem isn't just the regulations but the growth in "Agency guidance documents and memoranda, notices, bulletins, circulars, other decrees."
Meanwhile, the Obama Administration's environmental policies didn't help, either, including his war on coal. Yes, natural gas got cheaper, thanks to fracking technology, but much of the coal industry was hit hard by EPA regulations, putting thousands out of work and raising energy costs. The good news is that Obama never addressed the public on energy costs wearing a sweater and suggesting we adjust our thermostats. We can thank the private sector and fracking.
Finally, the greatest disappointment of the Obama domestic agenda has to be Obamacare. The greatest lie Obama ever told was the promise that if you liked your health insurance you can keep it. Not only did that turn out to be a lie, but people were having a hard time keeping their new insurance policies through the exchanges, too.
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Obamacare co-ops were designed to create more competition, but only seven of the original 23 co-ops now remain, according to The Hill. In Illinois, Oregon and Ohio, 92,000 people had to scramble to find insurance when their co-ops failed in 2016.
As large private health insurance companies leave the market and the co-ops fail, many consumers are left with no choice. Business Insider reports a study by Avalere Health said 36 percent of the "exchange market regions" may only offer one insurance carrier in 2017. Nearly 55 percent will have two or less carriers. The Heritage Foundation says that number could grow to 70 percent of the counties in the United States next year.
Obama said recently that 20 million people have health insurance coverage that did not have coverage before. The Heritage Foundation points out the number is closer to 14 million, and 11.8 million of them received coverage through expanding the rolls of Medicaid, not private insurance. As many of them are discovering, "coverage" does not equal care, and are frustrated by the number of doctors that do not accept Medicaid.
So, no, Obama didn't preside over a civil war, although race relations actually got worse during his time in office and police departments feel besieged by liberal politics. He didn't get impeached, although his administration was hardly scandal-free. Obama is not the "worst president ever."
But his domestic policies can be graded a failure on the Obama standard. Instead of the transformative figure he hoped to become, Obama's policies should be swept away by a Republican congress that achieved success when it ran against the Obama agenda.
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US climate envoy John Kerry said Tuesday in Scotland that America, which boasts the world's largest economy, will stop burning coal sometime within the next nine years.
"By 2030 in the United States, we won't have coal," Kerry told Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait during an interview at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. "We will not have coal plants."
Discussing a shift from coal, Kerry placed emphasis on markets being a driving force behind more cost-effective power sources like renewables and natural gas. Kerry also reaffirmed his support of the Biden administration's goal to eliminate all carbon emissions from the US power grid by 2035.
"We're saying we are going to be carbon-free in the power sector by 2035," Kerry said. "I think that's leadership. I think that's indicative of what we can do."
Coal makes up roughly 10 percent of US energy consumption, according to the latest data from the US Energy Information Administration. The data also revealed that fossil fuels – petroleum, natural gas and coal – made up an estimated 79 percent of total US primary energy production last year.
Fox News did not receive an immediate response from the Department of Energy.
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