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The Secret Behind Successful Mobile Apps

States seek to develop new apps that integrate into agencies' existing infrastructure.

by / April 30, 2012
Tom McKeith

The demand for mobility is burgeoning, and as agencies plan their own mobile apps or Web portals, they often find themselves with more questions than answers.

Mobile apps promise to increase productivity and save time and money — heck, the work will practically do itself. A well designed app can cure warts and baldness, make project leaders run faster and jump higher. Amid these grand claims and true success stories from governments with developed mobile presences, many agencies tread carefully toward their mobile futures, hoping to avoid the mistakes others have made.

One lesson governments have learned is that creating a nice-looking, easy-to-use app isn’t enough. These apps must seamlessly integrate into the agency’s back-end systems — otherwise they create more work for employees who must manually re-enter the information submitted through the app into the appropriate system or workflow.

Infrastructure Upgrade

“I think what you’re seeing is a lot of the customers focusing on the end-user perspective,” said David Nero, technology director for the city of Boston. To be sure, thinking about the user is important, he said, but agencies can’t ignore the back-end operations that support the end-user experience.

Boston has moved into the mobile space aggressively, launching services like Citizen’s Connect, which lets smartphone users report potholes and other problems to the city. Along with these new apps have come dramatic upgrades to the systems behind them.

“Boston has had to almost turn over its infrastructure,” Nero said. “What I learned fairly quickly was all the demand — storage, network bandwidth; we were really taxing that part of the organization. It doesn’t get a lot of publicity because who cares about storage? Who cares whether your servers are virtualized or not?” But those things turn out to be very important.

There are new options for addressing those needs, Nero added, such as software as a service or infrastructure as a service, that ought to be considered. Because technology changes and demand grows so quickly, it’s important to invest in flexible, scalable infrastructure.

Those investments can make or break an agency’s mobile strategy — if users are frustrated by low speeds or other technical issues, it won’t matter how great an app is. Where traditional IT organizations have focused on operations, there’s been a culture shift toward using innovation to meet customer needs, he said. “Traditional IT organizations are really battling against this.”

Hey, Nice Back End

Robust back-end development isn’t just for users — it ensures that an organization doesn’t wind up chasing its tail. While searching for vendors for Salt Lake City 311, the city’s CIO, Bill Haight, said most vendors’ claims of comprehensive back-end integration fall short of the mark. “We found that those interfaces, where they did actually exist, were rudimentary at best,” Haight said. “We believe that it is doing a disservice to our people to put a system out there that essentially only sends them an email or that they have to actually go back and do a whole bunch more work.”

Salt Lake City chose Accela for its mobile 311 deployment based on the company’s back-end integration capabilities, Haight said. The Salt Lake City 311 app sends the user’s location, either via geotagging or manual entry, along with the service request to the city and the information is automatically entered into the system and routed to the correct employee based on geographic location.

“It’s better for us to be a bit slower out of the chute and maybe not quite as bright and shiny as some of the other municipalities across the nation have been,” Haight said, adding that the time saved through automated back-end integration has been worthwhile.

But I Want It Now!

On the other hand, New York City was quick to offer mobile services, releasing a mobile app for the city’s hugely popular 311 system in late 2009. But the speedy rollout came at the cost of excluding some functionality and back-end integration, said Andrew Nicklin, director of research and development for the city's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT). The app has been downloaded about 23,000 times since it was released.

“The application we have now is not heavily extensible, and it’s not driven by modern APIs [application programming interfaces] at all,” Nicklin said. “If we were to start from a blank slate, the whole thing would have to be service oriented and we would be exposing some set of services for the public to be able to build applications.”

New York’s 311 app doesn’t have all the functionality of the city’s 311 website and some of the input processes aren’t automated, but getting it released early allowed the city to gather user feedback.

“When the opportunity presents itself for us to put together another version of the application, all of that will be incorporated,” Nicklin said. “If we were going to be launching the application now, we wouldn’t have that experience and knowledge. I think getting out the gate early was very valuable to us. It helps us mature our offerings faster and offer better capabilities.”

Ultimately every development process comes down to weighing speed against perfection, said Nicholas Sbordone, director of external affairs for DoITT.

“Nothing’s going to be a perfect solution,” he said. “You balance what may be a very optimal solution, but that’s going to take a longer time with something you can get up, put out there and put on a test run and build on it for the future. I think we landed in the second consideration there.”

Starting Out

Pennsylvania isn’t afraid of new technology, but there are many factors to consider, said state CIO George White.

“We have a lot of agencies that are interested in mobility, but they really don’t know where to start,” White said. “How do we go about bridging the gap between where we are and where we’re going?”

Many workers want to use their iPads at work, for example, but just because something is possible doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. “You have to demonstrate a business use beyond just email,” he said. “There’s a cost associated with enabling those technologies.”

Pennsylvania plans to bring in a consultant to address the state’s many questions, White said. How will security be addressed? How do you ensure the technology is flexible enough for the future? What exactly is the value added for investment in a given technology? And who will develop the apps? “We don’t have people who are skilled with the [Apple] iOS platform or Android platform,” White said.

In tough budgetary times, training is often one of the first areas to be cut, and hiring new developers is sometimes not feasible. As an alternative, White said Pennsylvania is considering relationships with universities that will allow the use of software developed by computer science students.

If the program is successful, that’s one bridge crossed with many more to go. For Pennsylvania, there’s wisdom in being wary — organizations with developed mobility programs like California got where they are partially through trial and error, and errors can be expensive.

Build It and They Won’t Come

California is a leader when it comes to mobility, but the state does things differently today than it used to, said Nancy Johnson, who until several months ago was acting director of the state’s Office of Technology Services.

“I’ve been in a lot of IT shops where we had a lot of cool tools, and we would build it and think they would come. It just doesn’t happen that way,” Johnson said. “If you’re building something that your customer doesn’t need or want, it’s going to fail, even if it works.”

The key, she says, is to build something that somebody wants, needs and will use — not just from a mobility perspective, but in any system. California ensures that it’s on the right track through maintaining strong partnerships with users and customers, she said. Technology Secretary Carlos Ramos meets regularly with his officers to identify common problems across agencies in order to create shared solutions that will be heavily used throughout the organization, Johnson said.

California announced on Feb. 10 the release of the third version of its mobile template, a starting point for agencies wishing to develop mobile interfaces for the state’s Web portal. But the fact that California has embraced mobility is incidental, said former California CTO Adrian Farley, who recently became CIO of the state Department of Justice.

“Mobility is just an extension of the strategy we’ve had for a long time, which is to create the most efficient, effective and service-oriented experience for the residents and businesses of California,” he said. A secure Web portal backed by robust networks was the best solution for the types of services offered by state government, he added.

“Using HTML5 allows us to really be more effective and efficient in the way we deliver services,” Farley said. “We don’t have the budget, the time or the personnel to create siloed applications.”

Each day thousands of Californians access online services made available by 35 state departments. At peak periods, a quarter or more of the Web traffic comes from mobile devices, according to California Technology Authority officials. Catering to that demand without duplicating efforts has gone a long way for the agency’s success, Farley said. “Usability is really the foundation for all the work that we do,” he said. “And obviously, there needs to be a strong business case for any investment in technology. So once that decision has been made, it really is all about the user.”

Colin Wood former staff writer

Colin wrote for Government Technology from 2010 through most of 2016.


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Between the Acts Themes

Between the Acts Themes

Love and what it means to be truly in love

In the demonstration there are two youthful sweethearts who want to get hitched; be that as it may, the young ladies' auntie and just watchman do not concur and wishes to wed her with somebody she would have control over so as to keep some of her legacy. At last she leaves to wed the man she adored and allows the close relative to sit unbothered, poor, and discouraged. This parallels with Giles and Isa's relationship in that Isa trusts she is infatuated with others however we discover this isn't genuine she is quite recently miserable in light of the fact that in the event that she truly cherished another person she would have no worry for her family similarly as the young lady in the play did not.

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California Fly Fishing - Western Sierra - September 2008

I fished for a few days last week with my friend Alex, and we had a Great trip. Most of the large brown trout were caught at night, and silly me, I left my reading glasses next to the shower, resulting in very few fish photos that night.

We did a lot of hiking, exploring and fishing and overall it was an enjoyable trip, and I can't wait to do it again.

On the drive up the mountains we stopped to check out a few streams, and there was no shortage of fish.

A school of Kokanee salmon and brown trout

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Alex fly fishing

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Sierra lake sunset

We didn't stop for dinner, instead fished the evening bite, and the weather was perfect

fly fishing at night for large brown trout sure is fun

From past experience, we knew the big fish bite at night

releasing a nice brownie

Brownie release

We both caught and released many fish that night, unfortunately I left my reading glasses at the lodge, and struggled to get a single shot because I couldn't read the display on my Nikon SU-800 flash controller as well as both wireless SB800 flash units. that won't happen again!

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A huge dry fly that proved effective, fished at night along the rocky shoreline

OutCast float tubes are awesome!

We spent most of the second day float tubing the lake, fishing flies deep along submerged structure

photographing while float tubing, and fishing, what a great day it was

What an enjoyable day, fishing was slow, but the scenery is awesome

dusk in the Sierra is sweet

Sunsets were beautiful

small pond which was full of trout

We also fished a few smaller lakes, spotted lots of fish, but they weren't hungry

a view through the trees, looks like a nice place to fish

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Alex Malo fishing a small Sierra stream

We took a few casts here and there as we started driving back down the mountain

Elevation, about 10,000 feet

It was a great trip, I'll be back

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Everybody eventually suffers an Internet slow down. Jim Hillibish tells us what we can do to fix it.

How can this be? My slick Internet connection suddenly is molasses. It’s a problem that will happen to everybody.

The Internet is one big network. The more traffic on a network, the slower it goes. It happens on your office Net and it happens on the Big Net.

You cannot control this. Bandwidth flooding is a favorite trick of hackers. Two weeks ago, they sent torrents of e-mails to American business and government servers. The Internet slowed visibly as the companies scrambled to shut off the tsunami.

This is only one cause of a slow connection. If you have a cable modem, you are on a neighborhood network. If all your friends, say, started downloading movies at the same time, I‘d suspect you would be crawling.

The slow connection may be inside your box. Run your virus checker to make sure you have not picked up something.

An always-on system can slow down suddenly. Basically, you’re running out of memory here.

The fix is to turn everything off including your modem, wait five minutes and turn it all back on again. This clears the memory jam.

If this fails, check your phone line if you have DSL or a phone modem. Noise on the line causes the modem to slow. If you hear noise, call your provider. Older houses with ancient wiring suffer a problem called crosstalk interference. That can turn a slick modem into snail speed.

If you have added gadgets (called add-ons) to your browser, they eventually can slow you. Each eats some memory. Click on Tools and then Add-ons and uninstall the ones you don’t need. Be ruthless, especially with those that constantly access the Net such as weather bugs and toolbars.

If you have more than one system on a wireless net, be aware that if a family member downloads something huge such as a movie, it can slow your home network. I’ve seen this happen with music downloading.

The same happens if you send a huge graphic or spreadsheet to your company computer. It’s best to do that at night when the kids are off line.

If these don’t return you to top speed, call your Internet provider. You’re paying for the bandwidth, you might as well enjoy it.

XP smack-down

I’m still running XP on my home computer. The copyright is 2001. Nine years is antique in computer time.

I’m not alone. Microsoft seethes when they are forced to admit this: 74 percent of workplace PCs still are on XP. Which brings us to a big problem.

Microsoft has threatened before to quit supporting XP, meaning we get no more security updates and have no one to call if things really serious. They are at it again.

If you are running XP with Security Pack 2, they have stopped supporting it. You must upgrade to XP Security Pack 3. Support for that will stop, this time for sure, on April 8, 2014.

Everybody still on XP should check their service pack. Click on My Computer and select Properties. On the General tab you will find your system info.

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Cracker - Get Off This Chords & Tabs

Get Off This Chords & Tabs

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"Get Off This" by Cracker

I think all the words are right except the line I couldn't understand in
the first verse.  The chords are as follows:

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All these cats with leather jeans
Dirty hair and titty rings
 F                                 C
Say whatcha see man, ya got these questions
Is it true that you have sold your soul
I said, "Hey, man I don't know,
 F                                 C
But ?????  (couldn't understand this line)     I understand! The lyric is as follows:
Give me a quarter, won't you, I'll call my accountant."      *from lar

chorus:   Let's get off this
          Get on with it
          If you wanna change the world
          Shut your mouth, start this minute

Funny little lie you told
Has come around the judgement stone
When all we're trying to do is make a fortune
Yeah we ain't got no government loans
And no one sends a check from home
But get this, we just do what we want

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Well the guitar player's staying out
In Hollywood and saying
He's just trying to get some sleep
But everyone's complaining
Now you're truly deeply cynical
Cause boy you know I loved you so
When no one knew your name and you weren't pompous

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DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper 4 is to be held on Saturday 2nd December 2006 at Microsoft’s UK Campus in Reading and the Call For Speakers is now open. The website doesn’t say how long you have to submit your sessions but I wouldn’t hang around - DDD is a very popular event.

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The Mysterious Pearl

Cool. Classic. Timeless. For centuries, the highest quality pearls have been valued as much as gemstones. The way pearls are graded can be confusing. Hamilton Jewelry uses an honest and accurate approach to grading pearls that’s unique to the industry. Kailee and Rebecca take into consideration the following details to determine the highest quality.

Origin - Size - Luster - Surface Condition - Shape - Color

A pearl’s origin and size will determine its value, while luster, surface condition, shape and color determine its quality. You can break pearls down into four categories by region:

  1. South Seas: Pearls from this region are larger in size and are usually white and silver in color.
  2. Tahitian: Pearls from this region are usually black or green in color.
  3. Japanese Akoya: Pearls from this region are usually 7-10 mm, and are typically used in strands.
  4. Freshwater Pearls: Come in various shapes and are usually dyed.

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The Shape of a Pearl

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  • Round
  • Near-round / Off- / Semi-
  • Oval
  • Button (flat)
  • Drop
  • Pear / Semi-Baroque
  • Baroque
  • Ringed / Grooved

Round and near-round are the most sought-after shaped pearls, although there’s no such thing as a “perfect” pearl.

The Color of a Pearl

The color of a pearl depends on the oyster’s environment as well as the type of mollusk. Different pearl mollusks produce different colors. The most known colors of pearls are white and cream, though they do form in a variety of other colors naturally including silver, grey, and black. The ones in the white and cream range can have hues of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.

There are three parts to a natural or cultured pearl's color. They are Bodycolor, Overtones, and Orient. The Bodycolor is the main color of the pearl overall. The Overtone is the translucent color that lies on the surface. The Orient is the iridescent shimmer that shows a rainbow color effect and lies just beneath the surface of the pearl. All pearls show Bodycolor, but only some show Overtone, Orient, or both.

Info supplied directly from the GIA.

The Surface Condition of a Pearl

A pearl’s surface condition is very important in determining its value. The fewer surface blemishes a pearl has, the more valuable it is. Any serious surface damage or chips should be cause for concern. Not only will this lessen the pearl’s value, it will affect its longevity.

The Luster of a Pearl

A pearl’s luster depends on the reflection and refraction of light from the translucent layers. A pearl’s iridescence is caused by the overlapping of successive layers, which breaks up light falling on the surface.


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Horns a honking

Stumbled upon this photo on notcot few months back, I decided to hold on it for nothing other than to keep in my back pocket. When looking for some lucite leaf beads I later found these magnificent beads. Hmm.. do you think the world is trying to tell me something?


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Reading Reviews for Painful Wondering
6 Reviews Found

Review #1, by Julia Padilly The only One

7th July 2011:
I've read a few on this site, and this is the only one that seemed really sincere. I loved the pace, where she thought what, and how everything was explained - only thing I noticed was I don't understand how blood can trickle down Jame's face or how she can see an expression of determination on him when he was said to be face down.
It's a small detail, and it didn't effect my admiration for this writing at all. Splendid work.

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Review #2, by Potter 'n Mione The only One

1st April 2007:
Why have you quit? I loved it!

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Review #3, by Pheobs61 The only One

16th May 2006:
That was heart wrenching....
very good!

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Review #4, by BMcGonagall The only One

11th January 2006:
well i never have read a story like that before but i loved it it was so tuching i would like to know when it is compleated because it is the kind of fic i like to read full of emotion nd such especually when McGonagall is involved as you can see from my name McGonagall is one of my fav characters so please finish this and let me know when it is finished and keep up the good writing

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Review #5, by ckitten The only One

26th January 2005:
AAAAAAAWWWWWW that ws so cut. i luv it!

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Review #6, by frenchornplaya The only One

28th March 2004:
This was very powerful. Two things though: the word "charred" wasn't spelled correctly (but that's the only minor thing, lol). Also, how could Harry be huddled in a corner? Babies can't really huddle, if you think about it. But all in all, it was a very good story. =)

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3 Reviews Found

Review #1, by Macebow The Beginning

10th June 2012:
really good brilliant

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Review #2, by Marauderette First Full Moon

24th January 2012:
Great chapter! I love how you wrote the transformation! I can't wait to find out what happens next!

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Review #3, by Marauderette Changes

20th December 2011:
This is a good start! I can't wait to see what happens! 10/10

Author's Response: Thank you so much!

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The typical height for individuals varies in response to their gender as well as their location. Normally, the typical top of a male is more than the common female height. Ladies attain their optimum peak sooner than males as they achieve puberty before males. As the epiphyseal plates vanish put up puberty, lengthy bones in the body stop growing, thus halting vertical development of the person. The European imperial age declined with World Conflict I, a battle of empires and economies. This led to the collapse of many European empires in addition to the Ottoman and Russian empires, with the emergence of the Soviet Union as well as nation-states in the Center East. The emergence of fascism took root within the 1920s and 30s, and grew to coalesce in World Battle II, which led to the last word decline of the British and French empires, and the emergence of the American empire.

You need a health insurance coverage card from the province or territory the place you reside to get health care in Canada. You need to show this card every time you get medical companies. There are various steps you may take to help defend your health and blood vessels. Avoiding tobacco is likely one of the finest. Should you cover your emotions, like liking something that you just really hate will trigger stress in the facial muscle mass and jaw. Subsequently, your pressured smile is definitely a grimace or a scowl. It could over a protracted interval, become severe ache.

All medical conditions and proceedures are coated. There isn’t a restrict to the quantity of health care offered to 1 person over any time frame. the support group is a great way to deal with gentle depression as a result of it offers an opportunity to study from … Read More ...

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The Journal of American School Health is the only scholarly publication devoted fully to varsity students’ health. My son had an accident in France when he was a toddler, that required surgical procedure and a hospital stay. The quality of care he obtained there was excellent. Until I read your hub I had not identified that France is rated 1st in the world for health care. Simonds VW, Wallerstein N, Duran B, et al. Neighborhood-based mostly participatory analysis: its function in future most cancers research and public health observe. Prev Persistent Dis 2013;10:e78. DOI: Accessed March eleven, 2014.

It has been demonstrated that depressed people are inclined to have suffered a extreme life stressor before becoming depressed, and it has been steered that melancholy could also be a stress response in and of itself. The higher melancholy rate for ladies could recommend hormones and organic components as causes, though this phenomenon may be because ladies have stressors in their lives that men shouldn’t have. Also, though depression may have vital genetic influences, it additionally appears possible that youngsters could learn to be depressed from their depressed mother and father, although the exact function of mirror neurons in the phases of early growth and their relation to the development of despair have but to be fully established.

It’s best to have received a letter lately from the Missouri Department of Social Companies to Youngster Care Providers. The letter addresses new training necessities for these suppliers who are recipients of subsidy funds. The deficit will go DOWN 130 billion within the first decade and 1.three TRILLION within the next decade, when the whole lot is absolutely applied. Both merchandise are pure balancing creams, conveniently packaged in a metered pump to produce 1/four teaspoon of product per dose. PhytoProlief comprises added phytoestrogens or … Read More ...

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The common height for folks varies in accordance with their gender in addition to their location. Normally, the common peak of a male is more than the average female peak. Women attain their optimum peak sooner than men as they achieve puberty before men. Because the epiphyseal plates vanish submit puberty, lengthy bones within the physique cease growing, thus halting vertical development of the individual. Energy and conditioning in any armed forces branch is crucial to survival within the area. Your level of conditioning very effectively could be the difference between life and loss of life. The Beets Blu Heart Monitor is very simple to use – I switched the bluetooth on on my iPhone 6 and opened my Runkeeper App and instantly all of it linked together. For the pioneers belonged to you; you sent them overseas, and it was you they enriched. You warned them that in the event that they shed too much blood you would disown them, or say you probably did, in something of the same means as any state maintains overseas a mob of agitators, agents provocateurs and spies whom it disowns when they’re caught.

Institute of Medicine. Selling health: intervention strategies from social and behavioral research. Washington, DC: Nationwide Academies Press; 2000. Stretching. After each exercise, stretch the main muscle teams to the purpose of tightness (not ache) for about 15-30 seconds, 2-four occasions per stretch. Dentistry and optician stuff has restricted protection. Medical stuff – major healthcare, childbirth, heart transplant, etc has no limits other than medical ones. No fee, either.

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Beginning late September Quadrivalent Flu vaccine shall be available in Health Services Monday via Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. I reside in an environmentally healthy space of South Florida. My neighborhood is protected to walk around in. A city center is roughly one to 2 miles from my neighborhood which makes it a safe place for an individual to get to by strolling or biking. There are several liquor stores, however not many small comfort shops in the area. For healthy meals options, there’s a Publix and a Goal within in a 10-minute drive zone. A Walmart that is about 20 minutes away affords a place to purchase healthy meals choices at a lesser value, but the high quality of the contemporary products are lower than those provided by Publix and Goal. Considering all of those elements I would take into account my neighborhood and town to be a healthy place to dwell, however, there are areas outdoors of my neighborhood and town that I would take into account an unhealthy place to reside.

It is suggested to take a shower within the morning with hot and cold water. Within the night relax in a warm tub with essential oils that will refresh your pores and skin and provide a useful effect on digestion. If you are beneath the bathe, massage yourself with a stream of water. Blood circulation will probably be accelerated, a wave of optimistic energy will overwhelm the body. After showering, rub strongly with a towel from the legs upwards.

This weblog was based by Brian Finch, who’s been HIV-constructive for over 25 years. As an informational supply for issues and matters associated to the virus, the weblog provides a wealth of life-style pieces, news stories, health recommendation, and normal ideas for residing with HIV. It … Read More ...

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The award is in appreciation and recognition for Torabi’s outstanding meritorious service to the organization and the sphere. He obtained the award recently in the course of the council’s 53rd Anniversary World Congress and Exposition assembly in Cairo. A workout buddy is vastly helpful for protecting motivated, nevertheless it’s vital to find someone who will encouragenot discourage. So make an inventory of all your train-loving pals, then see who suits this criteria, says Andrew Kastor, an ASICS working coach: Can your pal meet to train frequently? Is she supportive (not disparaging) of your objectives? And last, will your bud be capable to sustain with you and even push your limits in key exercises? Should you’ve acquired someone that matches all three, make that telephone name.

The difference will be greatest illustrated with an example. Think about two individuals, both without sufficient to eat. One is a sufferer of a famine in Africa and the other is sitting on a starvation strike in New Yrok to protest towards US troops in Afghanistan. Although both lack the functioning of being well-fed, their freedoms to keep away from hunger are vastly different. The previous is badly constrained in freedom and lacks the potential to attain the functioning to be nicely-fed; the later has this functionality although he’s choosing to be hungry.

With 9 grams of plant-based protein per serving, tofu packs a filling, satisfying and nutrient-dense punch. Ounce per ounce, it has extra iron and calcium than beef, half the energy (fewer than chicken, too) and zero ldl cholesterol. In small doses, stress could be beneficial in personal growth however when extreme, it may be dangerous. The same came about in the Nineteen Eighties, as the character of Structural Adjustment Programs” (SAPs) could not be correctly assessed as detrimental to financial conditions and … Read More ...

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By way of medical providers and health promotion, we now have quite a bit to offer you. Take the time to get to know us a little bit higher. Please click here to view our companies. Holistic health treats the entire physique. It focuses on the patient and prevention of illness. It does this by working in harmony with natural healing modalities. UN resident co-odinator, Alain Noudehou said it was distressing that the nation was recording 960 maternal deaths per 1 000 reside births. I lived alone within the city for years and by no means thought much about such issues. Then I moved to an unfamiliar a part of town, and really felt I had to change my ways. Thanks for the pointers.

Reuters reported that workers of Britain’s National Health Service were warned in regards to the ransomware risk earlier on Friday. We do not need you to miss your alternative to get reasonably priced health coverage as quickly as attainable. A head to head dialog (talking and listening) day by day helps to improve, or at the very least, preserve your vocabulary. If head to head is impossible, a telephone conversation can substitute. A sense of connectedness is significant to psychological wellness.

I am considered one of them I imagine. I don’t really feel he has cause this, it has been there and growing. Personally, although, I definitely don’t agree with all the things the present administration has achieved.. I am relatively happy. Life administration services support impartial living for the susceptible and elderly, crafted around an assistance community and wearable applied sciences. Dr. D sees it each single day: Individuals call ambulances to convey them to the ER for runny noses and dry fingers Folks getting a free $1000 emergency room go to demand antibiotics for … Read More ...

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The Health Behavior and Health Training graduate programs emphasize a multidisciplinary, bio-behavioral and developmental strategy to health promotion. The program’s focus is on understanding the prevention of sickness, and the promotion and upkeep of optimum health. Our analysis and study contains populations ranging from younger youngsters to senior adults. Publishing your article with us has many advantages, equivalent to accessing a personal dashboard: citation and utilization information in your publications in a single place. This free service is available to anyone who has printed and whose publication is in Scopus. All obligatory and normal interactions will be handled during daytime but the companies provide the packages that start after finish of household or business communication. My feeling is that these packages usually tend to spoil and ravage our youth than to do anything else.

There are two teams of passengers one is prone to meet when traveling interstate on the bus: newly released convicts and soldiers going to, or coming from, a struggle zone. Each are, more often than not, victims of the continued crisis within the American economy. When you undergo Fayetteville North Carolina you’re certain to come across Para-troopers from Fort Bragg, all of whom hail from the impoverished put up industrial cities whose economies have gone from good paying manufacturing jobs to low wage service jobs for blue collar workers.

These three ministries are: Samaritan Ministries, Medi-share, and Christian Healthcare Ministries. Due to the wording of the regulation, new health sharing ministries might be created however would not exempt members from the Obamacare mandate. Out Come Audits: They are end results of care. It determines what outcomes occurred as a result of specific intervention by nurses for shoppers.

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This health tips I am about to present now are health tips that’s not known by all. It may sound really unusual to you. Sensitive enamel are a prevalent drawback in aged people, and this is often a result of them being reduce attributable to lack of wonderful oral acceptable care. So as quickly as you start observing that they’re delicate, it’s best to visit your dental professional so as to get therapy for them to prevent the intense gum illnesses. As you age, prospects of this get higher, as food plan plans is more difficult to perform with out getting help. For those who battle getting to your dental professional, get some help so to get there for excellent oral acceptable care.

Different ways to really feel good and do good to your muscle mass are by chiropractic-physical remedy and deep muscle rest. All of those methods have been shown to also strengthen the mind and body and in addition will increase immune system alertness. Such activities will maintain the system healthy and on its toes. Smoking destroys we all know this but on regular it takes off ten to many many years of your potential lifespan.

The Democrats, and a few Republican moderates, will now call for a bipartisan effort and we’d even begin to see some conferences between these Senators. However the reality is that there isn’t any frequent ground that could garner greater than a handful of Republicans willing to save lots of Obamacare. Such an effort would nearly certainly now take 60 votes and would require the cooperation of the Republican leadership in both homes willing to let a few of their caucus give the Democrats an enormous victory.

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Come to the newest health article. Read what individuals wish to read… It’s also possible to learn different our health suggestions as a way to offer you ideas in making your physique to be healthy. Labrador made the feedback the day after the U.S. House handed a GOP-led health care bill repealing and replacing chunks of Obamacare. Labrador, a member of the conservative Home Freedom Caucus, was responding to an viewers member who expressed concern about how the invoice would have an effect on Medicaid recipients. Judd, Deborah, and Kathleen Sitzman. A historical past of American nursing (2nd ed. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2013).

Being an idealist means being aware about what I need, moderately than being continuously on guard inside towards all that I would not want. Lexi is very fairly, however that is not why she’s won so many pageants. It’s due to her personality. Judges can tell when a kid desires to be there and whether or not or not they’re having enjoyable on stage. Lexi is an actual ham. She hasn’t had any formal coaching – she’s simply her foolish self on stage!

Here in this weblog post i’m going to clarify you the every day health tips which need to be adopted by every one of their day after day life to live a happier and healthy life-style. You’ll want to examine the store advert newspaper as properly, since that is where you will discover much more offers. ohh its good idea…Here i have one suggestion for you. our is without doubt one of the greatest for making drugs in Indian methodology in keeping with WHO pointers.

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Arvato uses cookies to give you the finest user expertise on our web site. By continuing to make use of our website, you comply with our cookie policy. More about privacy policy & cookies. The massive political irony is that it isn’t the standard Democratic constituency–decrease revenue people in Medicaid or eligible for change subsidies–that are getting hurt. It is the higher earnings folks not eligible for any benefits that extra typically voted for Trump and this Republican Congress which can be getting ignored because the health plans raise their charges towards profitability.

Whereas that will not look like much, think of it as being able to eat about three Pepperidge Farms Milano cookies with no penalties, or getting the calorie burn of a 30-minute walk at four mph without spending a dime. Heart screens are unbelievable at planning your exercise. Throughout your exercises the guts rate needs to be in constant examine to validate your training or workout session, in order to formulate a regimen that benefits your physique moderately than wearing it out. A monitor will provide help to keep observe of the workouts that it is best to do and the ones that you must skip.

Because of the healthy Omega three MCFA’s and the truth that it will increase the metabolism, most individuals that swap to coconut oil from different sources of saturated fats, like butter, feel a burst of added power in their each day life. Coconut oil is nature’s richest source of medium-chain fatty acids which increase metabolic charges and result in weight loss. MCFA’s primarily promote thermogenesis, which will increase the body’s metabolism, thus producing energy.

Improve your water consumption. By ingesting extra water, you can be relieving the pressure in your ovaries by hitting the toilet extra often. This remedy is one … Read More ...

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Attending college may be demanding and taxing – often affecting students’ health and wellness. Researchers at Auburn College followed 131 college students over four years of college and located that a whopping 70% gained weight by commencement (a median of 12, and as much as 37 pounds). The general percentage of students discovered to be overweight increased from 18% to 31%. The researchers noted positive aspects in body fats composition and waist circumference. It turns into yours by stepping OUTSIDE of the system with each determination and buy you make. With every action you take, you also set the example for others to follow, thereby making you a change-agent within your individual small circle of family, mates and acquaintances. In the long run, our collective actions will create the adjustments which are so desperately needed.

Dad’s colonoscopy detected a large tumor that the physician insisted was cancerous even before the pathology report came back, and he was scheduled for surgical procedure three weeks later. Once inside, the surgeon found that the tumor was more massive than predicted. Additional pathology experiences confirmed that the cancer had spread to five of the 9 lymph nodes. Dad had a troublesome recovery of about seven days, but progressed every day like a champ.

Health care extends beyond the delivery of services to sufferers, encompassing many associated sectors, and set inside a much bigger image of financing and governance buildings. Cucumber has soothing and cooling impact on the physique as it’s full of water content in order that it reduces fats in your body naturally. Additionally it is wealthy in vitamin A, C & E, fibers and extremely low in calories which finally ends in reducing weight reduction by removing the toxins from the physique.

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In my quest to learn about Hippocrates Health Institute, I spent per week of their Life Transformation Program and every day I wrote in regards to the expertise. The week passed rapidly and on the ultimate day I made a decision to wander across the grounds to seek out all the hidden treasures. Nasal septum deviation will be brought about either by means of some damage to the nose or it will possibly even be present by beginning. Extreme development of the skeleton system may also be a reason for deviated septum and trigger the nasal passages to be blocked. Some of the commonest signs of a deviated nasal septum are blockages in either one or each nostrils, obstructed respiration, nasal congestions, continual sinus, infections, bleeding of the nostril, snoring, breathing via the mouth, headaches and facial ache.

There are a huge variety of healthy skin gadgets accessible in business sectors, guaranteeing each reply on your pores and skin points. Be that as it may, to be extremely genuine, does your pores and skin truly merits chemicals of all sorts? We are resolved and working all day, day by day to present your whole customized made common solutions for all illnesses. Since your wellbeing and excellence is the perfect want for us.

Italian Leather Journals. This can be a more upscale product line that additionally creates a journals. These books are more heavy and have a very thick ornate cover with handcrafted stitching. If you’re a lover of old books, these books have a romantic, old style look. An exquisite feature of these merchandise are that the pocket book might be changed after you have got stuffed the pages. Please be aware that the leather-based isn’t genuine leather however it’s still very lovely. The value point for the Italian Journals … Read More ...


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The healthcare industry is without doubt one of the world’s largest and quickest-growing industries. 4 Consuming over 10 p.c of gross domestic product (GDP) of most developed nations, health care can form an unlimited part of a country’s financial system. Upon completion of ACLS coaching the medical professional will have the ability to recognize and treat specific emergencies that will lead to cardiac arrest reminiscent of drowning, anaphylactic shock, hypothermia, trauma and drug overdose. Jones, P. (1989) HAEM: Computer Aided Studying: Creating A Program. Nursing Instances. 82: 36. Morning walk with brisk pace could be very essential for lowering of blood strain and can decrease blood pressure eight mm mercury over 6 mm mercury. Must attempt to hold altering your distance and pace consequently so that you simply preserve difficult your self.

Breads will likely be re-supplemented with trace minerals iodine, magnesium, potassium and MSM. High Cholesterol: Have your cholesterol checked often beginning at age forty five. Should you’re younger than 45 speak to your provider about having this checked you probably have diabetes, hypertension, heart disease runs in your loved ones, or in the event you smoke. Most specialists prescribe that individuals with pores and skin get away tenderly wash their pores and skin with a gentle chemical, as soon as in the morning and once at night and after substantial train.

You’re such a sweet mother. I’m positive your son may be very blessed to have a mother like you- so understanding and inspiring. I hope he will write in a journal, and as he writes I hope he will analyze his ideas and emotions and study and grow via what God has introduced him by way of. You’re proper, there are not any rules but the guidelines which might be upon each coronary heart in our consciences and within the Word of God- therefore a journal will do a world of excellent as a result of it will permit him to carry his frustrations up to the light!

Journeying around the property you sometimes come across animals who belong right here and who can select their territory. You would possibly” see an otter by the lake however you do” see plenty of lizards pop up right here and there as you wander concerning the grounds. Undoubtedly the animals on this property are actually the healthiest round. Energy drinks typically include excessive ranges of taurine, a central nervous system stimulant, and upwards of 50 grams of sugar per can (that is thirteen teaspoons price!).

Semi Non-public Training session – 2 individuals – 50 minute session in studio. Related health goals/targets. Practice with a friend or family member or ask us that can assist you find a coaching accomplice! Remind him that he doesn’t have to handle every one every time he writes in his journal. Just choose the one which seems to suit the very best. Another good strategy to ship the prompts is through these printable reading response bookmarks They are easy to find and have just some key prompts.


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Safe Injection Practices

Unsafe injection practices can be a serious threat to a patient’s health. Health care providers (doctors, nurses, and anyone providing injections) should never reuse a needle or syringe from one patient to another. Both the needle and syringe must be discarded once they have been used. Reusing a needle or syringe can put patients in danger of getting hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV.

The Health Department is a member of the One & Only Campaign, which began in 2009 in response to large numbers of patients having potential exposure to infectious diseases such as hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV due to unsafe injection practices. The campaign was developed by the Safe Injection Practices Coalition, a partnership of health care-related organizations, patient advocacy organizations, industry partners, and other public health partners led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

One Needle, One Syringe, Only One Time. Safe Injection Practices Coalition.

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Needles, Syringes, and Multi-dose Vials

The following recommendations apply to the use of needles, syringes, and intravenous delivery systems:

  • Use aseptic technique to avoid contamination of sterile injection equipment.
  • Do not administer medications from a syringe to multiple patients, even if the needle or cannula on the syringe is changed. Needles and syringes are sterile, single-use items; they should not be reused for another patient or to access a medication or solution that might be used for a subsequent patient.
  • Use fluid infusion and administration sets (i.e., intravenous bags, tubing, and connectors) for one patient only and dispose appropriately after use. Consider a syringe or needle/cannula contaminated once it has been used to enter or connect to a patient's intravenous infusion bag or administration set.
  • Use single-dose vials for injectable medications whenever possible.
  • Do not administer medications from single-dose vials to multiple patients, or combine leftover contents for later use.
  • If multi-dose vials must be used, both the needle and syringe used to access the multi-dose vial must be sterile.
  • Do not keep multi-dose vials in the immediate patient treatment area and store in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. Discard if sterility is compromised or questionable.
  • Do not use bags or bottles of intravenous solution as a common source of supply for multiple patients.

For more information about preventing unsafe injection practices, please visit the One & Only Campaign website or the CDC Injection Safety page.

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Heartfelt Events Support The Community

We are not only passionate about the fast-paced event industry, we are also passionate about people. Heartfelt is dedicated to positively impacting the lives of people, and it is with your help that we can do this.

There is often food and juice left over after an event which we like to share with those who need it.

We serve the people through a clothing program we run from our Care Centre in Pretoria West.

Every Friday we take bread to a creche in Westfort. The bread is sponsored to Heartfelt which we then deliver to the kids.


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Welcome to my virtual notebook full of recipes! The reason I’ve created Heart Homecooked site is that love cooking. This site features some of my favorite recipes that have helped enhance my home cooking experience! From pork to pasta, sushi to sea-bass I hope you enjoy cooking these recipes as much as I did!

Baked Pancake with Nutella

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3/4 cup all purpose flour
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10 Minute Shrimp Pasta

You’re going to use cappellini pasta, which unlike the more standard pastas that take 10-12…

Filipino style BBQ

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Grilled Tilapia with Chimichurri

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Like many people, my love for food and cooking can be traced back to my childhood. I loved watching how my mom cooked. All that smell of spices, different flavors and textures of food has inspired me to cook and I began cooking at age of 17. I enjoy cooking, eating and photographing what i have cooked, so I have decided to make something like virtual recipe notebook. Enjoy!

Something like a quiz – what will your girlfriend/spouse/wife prefer for a Valentine’s day gift – a cooking book like this or a rose like this one? Let me know here. Thanks!

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Legal Guide to 4/20 Celebration in Colorado

Posted by: Colin McCallin       15-Apr-2014       (0) Comments        Back to Main Blog

Colorado is getting ready for the annual 4/20 celebration, and we at Hebets & McCallin are doing our part. We created a legal guide to 4/20 to let you know what is and is not legal with regard to the purchase and possession of both medical and recreational marijuana. For those who don’t know, April 20 is a day celebrated by cannabis users across the world. At 4:20 pm on April 20, thousands of people gather in Denver’s Civic Center Park and other public locations to smoke marijuana in the open. With the implementation of Colorado’s Amendment 64, which legalized the sale of marijuana to any individual over 21, we are expecting this year to be one of the biggest 4/20 celebrations ever.

We decided to put together a Google Hangout to talk about the legal particulars of this holiday. We invited Bryan Jarvis, who manages Medicinal Oasis, a Denver recreational and medical dispensary, to talk about his business, upcoming 4/20 promotions, and what a person needs to purchase marijuana in Colorado. We also invited Mark Carlson, currently a private investigator with Carlson Investigations and a former police detective with the Brighton police department to talk about the anticipated law enforcement response to these 4/20 rallies and concerts. We also took a couple questions from both local and out of state individuals who are planning celebrating here in Colorado in an effort to clarify the current state of the law.

We hope you enjoy this video as much as we did making it. We encourage people to have a happy and safe 4/20 experience. If you have any questions about marijuana legal dos and don’ts, give us a call at 303-756-3231. Thanks!

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Friday, November 24, 2017

Review: I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

Title: I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Author: Erika L. Sánchez
Year Published: 2017

Genre: YA non-fiction
Pages: 340
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

Location (my 2017 Google Reading map)USA (IL) and Mexico

FTC Disclosure: I bought this book with my own money

Summary (from the inside flap of the book): Julia--definitely not your perfect Mexican daughter. She has big dreams of being a writer, and she refuses to allow her family's expectations to derail her plans.

Olga--Julia's older sister, who was the perfect Mexican daughter. She went to community college, worked a part-time job, and took care of her parents--until an accident left her dead and eternally perfect.

Connor--a white boy from Evanston, who can't possibly understand Julia's world but wants to be a part of it anyway.

Angie--Olga's best friend--and polar opposite. She doesn't believe that Olga could have kept any secrets. But she'll stick with Julia along the way.

And seriously, how on earth can Julia fall in love or find the truth under the never-blinking eyes of her parents?

Review: I picked up this book after reading about it on various blogs and in the NY Times and boy am I glad I did! It's so good!

I want all the Latinas in our local high schools to read this book. We need more books like this with Latino/a authors and Latino/a characters that aren't gang members, drug addicts, or single young mothers.

Julia is a good student, she is a fabulous writer, and she wants to create a better life for herself by going to college and getting a job that isn't "working in an office" like her family thinks she should. And yes, she is sometimes a brat and finds her parents exhausting and her friends irritating. And sometimes it's difficult to like her when she doesn't seem to show empathy for anyone around her. But she's a teenager. She'll get over it.

After the death of her sister Julia wants to find out all about the sister she didn't really know or appreciate. That proves to be difficult and sometimes we learn things we didn't want to know. I really liked the way the author dealt with Julia visiting her extended family in Mexico, learning about her parents and sister, and in the end, herself. This is a book of tragedy and hope all rolled into one and I highly recommend it.

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This blog website started as a more personal digital journal about my precious little Libby so I can share and connect with all the mothers out there. It was initially a place where I can share my thoughts and experiences to the cyberspace hoping others can benefit from them. It has been a huge success and I’ve enjoyed every single post as it grows into something more than what it was.

Nowadays, I cover so many more topics apart from caring for my baby daughter and everything else kid-related. Nevertheless, I make sure that whatever it is, it will touch and appeal to the ‘practical’ in everyone of my readers. I imagine if they’re anything like me, they’d be notorious researchers and Googlers before making decisions or taking risks. After all, mothers know best – and this might as well be why.

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HUNDREDS of customers who challenged Clydesdale Bank over mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) say their claims were dismissed as the bank had destroyed their records.

Some 450 people with PPI claims said the bank told them their attempts to recoup their money were refused as the information had been disposed of under data protection rules.

Scotland's biggest payment protection insurance claims company, which submitted 1300 claims in 2012 on behalf of Clydesdale customers, maintained the bank was the worst to deal with in making the mis-selling claims.

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Paisley-based Payment Protection Partnership, which has reclaimed almost £100 million for Scottish customers, claimed Clydesdale is the only bank to cite data protection laws in failing to provide customer records dating back more than six or seven years.

Dundee-based Beat the Banks revealed in yesterday's Herald it was being told by Clydesdale that records more than six years old had been destroyed under the Data Protection Act.

The Commons Treasury Select Committee is to be asked to investigate. Committee member Stewart Hosie, the SNP MP, described the allegations as deeply troubling. No regulator appeared to take responsibility, he said.

Richard Caplan, founder of Payment Protection Partnership, said: "We have had a massive problem with the Clydesdale.

"At one stage we had to go to the Information Commissioners Office to get them to respond at all to SARs [subject access requests]. The bank doesn't even speak to us because of what we have been doing. We have good relationships with all the other main banks."

He said the other PPI claims firms had experienced the same difficulties. Mr Caplan said that in common with Beat the Banks, his firm could usually obtain records from other banks going back 15 years or more.

Former Clydesdale banker Mike Begg, founder of Beat the Banks, has evidence to show that on several occasions the bank has been able to produce old records which it earlier denied having.

According to Mr Begg, it is "impossible for the bank to destroy everything after six years" and the bank "just does not want to give it out".

Payment Protection Partnership said it has similar evidence. Claims handler Emma Davidson said: "We have hundreds of examples of clients who have received loan agreements dating back further than seven years previously, yet we have the same amount whose information is said to have been destroyed."

Clydesdale's standard response to applications for pre-2006 records is that it is unable to supply documentation as the paperwork had been destroyed in line with the fifth data protection principle.

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is unable to look at the issue except on a case-by-case basis.

The Financial Conduct Authority has said organisations may have a policy of keeping records for six or seven years, but must still co-operate with any complaints or claims.

Mr Hosie, MP for Dundee East, said: "It is bad enough for consumers to have been mis-sold products in the first place but if these allegations are true, that they are now unable to resolve these difficulties through information being withheld, it is deeply troubling.

"I am also extremely concerned that neither the Financial Conduct Authority nor the ICO seem to be responsible for ensuring this information difficulty is resolved, and I will raise this matter at the earliest opportunity with the Treasury Select Committee."

Clydesdale Bank said it was reviewing its PPI complaint-handling policy, including this matter. It added: "We fully recognise our obligation to provide a fair and comprehensive PPI complaint handling process which is not constrained by time period."


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I'm getting a late start on NANOWRIMO, but I've got a plan, a plot, and a gimmick, so away I go. I'm writing a romance, because that's my jam. If you know me, you're not surprised. =)

I've noticed from my experience in the writing and reading of romance that there are two integral parts to a satisfying love story. If you forgo one or the other, the story will suffer. I'm likening these two parts to honey and wax. The wax is the structure of the beehive, or honeycomb. It's a necessary part to the honey making process. (Listen, this is not an exactly technical metaphor, so don't over think it.) The honey is the liquid gold, the sugar sweet we crave. It's the goal. I notice that when I write romance, I focus a lot on the honey; the sweet parts, the sexy parts. The stolen glances, the butterflies in the stomach, the steamy kisses. Because those are the fun parts to write! So I forget to build my waxy structure of plot, setting, and back story. I ignore all the little worker bees (side characters, sub-plots) who make the honey possible.

And that's a problem because if you've ever read a romance that's all honey, they kind of suck. They might be mindlessly entertaining and fun, or induce a temporary sugar rush. But as with the basket of Halloween candy on top of my fridge, you can only have so much before you feel gross and realize that what you're consuming is cheaply made crap. You realize how unsatisfied you are despite how much you just horked down.

I posed with honey, just for you.

So what then does all honey romance look like? A few examples-

The characters have very little to occupy their time and thoughts besides their intended love interest. They don't have conflicts, goals, or responsibilities outside of their honey boo-boo. Or if they do, they are not given enough weight in the story to compete for our interest. The world of the story seems to revolve around the romantic duo, and all side characters are sucked into this orbit and lose their autonomy. Or one of your characters is too freaking good to be true and achieves little to no character growth in the story. One could call this "Edward Syndrome."

These things are delicious to read, but will induce sugar comatose if not balanced with other details. So...you've been warned...watch out for honey or whatever.

Now stop distracting me. I need to write.

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First lady Angelica Rivera’s Mexico City mansion is the focus of media reports this week as Mexico deals with the disappearance and presumed murders of 43 students.

The house, worth an estimated $7 million, was built between 2010 and 2012 in the Mexican capital’s upscale Lomas de Chapultepec district by the Higa company, the Artistegui Noticias site reported.

The mansion has 1,414 square meters (or 15,200 square feet) of space and is situated on a lot acquired from Armando Hinojosa, a businessman who owns Higa and has long-standing ties to Peña Nieto.

Higa was the recipient of several public works contracts when President Enrique Peña Nieto served as governor of Mexico state, which surrounds the Federal District and forms part of the Mexico City metropolitan area.

The mansion is guarded by the presidential security service personnel and its title is registered to Ingeniería Inmobiliaria del Centro, a unit of Higa, Artistegui News said.

Rivera owns the mansion and she purchased the property with money she earned during her successful career as a soap opera actress, government spokesman Eduardo Sanchez said.

Peña Nieto and Rivera agreed to keep their assets separate when they married in 2010, and the first lady has no obligation to report her assets because she is not a government official, Sanchez said.

Media reports about the first lady’s mansion have raised questions as to how an actress could amass enough money to acquire such a residence. The first lady starred in numerous telenovelas, including “Destilando amor”, a hit soap opera based on the Colombian soap “Café con aroma de mujer”.

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EcoTech Marine MP40wES Vortech Propeller Pump w/ Wireless SMART

Ecotech Marine VorTech Propeller MP40wES Pump w/ Wireless EcoSMART Driver

Features a new magnet, high performance plastic drive shaft screw, a revised wet frame cover and is fully backwards compatible with all VorTech pumps. The new magnet is fully encapsulated within black plastic, cannot be scratched or damaged under normal use, is more durable, eliminates rusting and requires no regularly scheduled replacements.

Features for the MP40wES include:
  • Long Pulse Mode allows for wave pulse timings of between 2 and 60 seconds, enabling you to create slow alternating flow throughout your tank. And, you can couple multiple masters and slaves to create spiraling or gyre flow too!
  • A new Night Mode – one of the most sought after enhancements - enables you to set your pump to operate for 14 hours in whichever mode you select for the day and go back to Night Mode for 10 hours. Master pumps will tell their slaves to go into Night Mode as well. Your Night Mode setting will be stored for as long as you want or until you cycle power to the pump, at which point you simply program the Night Mode again.
  • A Pump Disconnect feature automatically shuts down your pump if the dry and wet sides become separated.
Enhancements to existing modes include:
  • Feed Mode has been slowed from 1000gph to 500gph to make it easier than ever for you to spot feed corals and slow moving fish in your tank with the push of a button.
  • A modified range of adjustment for Short Pulse Mode makes it easier for you to fine tune wave form.
  • A novel save function for Pulse Mode enables you to save your own fine-tuned wave, providing you an even higher level of customization, and preventing you from ever having to re-program a wave again.
  • A more sporadic Reef crest Mode for both single pump systems and multi pump systems enables more pronounced speed changes constantly throughout the day
  • A more sporadic Lagoon Mode for both single pump systems and multi pump systems provides your tank with enhanced variability to better simulate a lagoon environment
    EcoTech Marine has created a new benchmark for wave-like flow by taking a direct route to what we all desire as reef aquarium hobbyists; we wanted high flow, low heat, easy, efficient and controllable technology. Now we have it.
Bracketless Design

The VorTech minimizes the intrusion of equipment in your tank by using a patent pending bracketless design; this allows the motor to be on the outside of the aquarium and uses a magnetic field to transfer torque through the aquarium wall to the propeller located in the water.

No Heat Transfer - No Heat added to the water

Due to the use of high intensity metal halide lighting, inefficient return pumps, and powerheads, many aquarists must resort to expensive equipment or loud fans to keep their water temperature stable. The VorTech induces very little heat into the aquarium because of EcoTech Marine`s patent pending magnetically coupled design which transfers motion through the glass, but not heat.

The VorTech uses the most advanced motor technology available, allowing the water flow rate to be completely controllable. Operating on tanks between 20 and 500 gallons and producing between 100 and 3,000 gallons per hour of flow, the VorTech is the most versatile flow product on the market. The VorTech is designed to operate on gap thickness from 1/8" to 3/4".

No AC Current - No AC electricity in the aquarium water

The VorTech is safer than existing products because there is no dangerous AC electricity brought into the aquarium. This keeps your fish and corals happy and healthy, while minimizing your own risk of electrocution.

Run-Safe Design

The VorTech is designed to be the safest and most reliable product on the market:
  • Over-current protection - if the propeller becomes jammed, our micro controller will sense the problem and shut the motor down to prevent overheating.
Energy Savings

The VorTech moves more water within your aquarium than conventional powerheads, plus you save money by not having to invest in and run a costly chiller.

Low Maintenance

The VorTech is virtually maintenance free. Classic powerheads use an impeller attached to a magnet assembly which needs to be cleaned every few months. The VorTech need only be serviced minimally to replace a simple and economical bearing.

Battery Backup Accessory

An IceCap, Inc. battery backup powers the EcoTech Marine VorTech Propeller Pump for up to 24-hours during a power outage emergency.

Feed Mode

With the touch of a button, the VorTech enters into feed mode and all pumps shut down for 10 minutes to allow you to feed your aquarium.

Battery Backup Mode

The Wireless Wave Driver can also be used with the battery backup accessory.

Ecotech Marine VorTech EcoSMART

  • Improved Wireless Range
  • On/Off Button
  • Wave Auto-Tune Mode
  • EcoSmart Nutrient Transport Mode
  • EcoSmart Tidal Swell Mode
  • Dark Mode
  • New and Improved Night Mode, Feed Mode, Battery Backup Power Meter
  • The Classic Reef Crest, Lagoonal, Short Pulse and Long Pulse Modes are still included
  • A new more water resistant driver case

A description of the modes can be found here:

EcoSmart Tidal Swell Mode

In this EcoSMART mode water is circulated to create a harmonic balance in your aquarium reminiscent of the changing flow conditions that would be found in nature. Over the course of several hours, the flow pattern will go from very chaotic with an emphasis on left to right flow direction to an emphasis on right to left flow direction, all the while experiencing calm period in between and followed by a great surge of flow at the very end of the cycle. Adjusting the dial changes the maximum speed achieved at any time during this mode. Slave pumps should be positioned opposite the master and on the back of the tank to take full advantage of the EcoSMART modes.

EcoSmart Nutrient Transport Mode

In this EcoSMART mode, water is circulated in a two phase program consisting of wave motion to stir up detritus and surging motion to move the detritus into your overflow where it can be skimmed out. This effect promotes maximum health and nutrient export, as well as increased growth for sensitive corals such as SPS. Adjusting the dial changes the maximum speed achieved at any time during this mode. Slave pumps should be positioned opposite the master and on the back of the tank to take full advantage of the EcoSMART modes.

Classic Reef-Crest and Lagoonal Random Modes

In random mode you can toggle between two different modes, Reef-Crest and Lagoonal. When a pump is in Lagoonal Random Mode, the dial is used to set the maximum operational speed, and the driver will automatically randomize the pumps output to simulate either a high (Reef-Crest) or low (Lagoonal) energy reef environment. If this pump is a master, the associated slave pumps will replicate the master in sync or anti-sync modes.

EcoSMART Driver General Operational Modes

Product Manuals & Documentation

Manufacturer Info

EcoTech Marine has revolutionized the way people think about water movement in reef aquariums. Our technologically superior pumps produce unmatched broad yet gentle flow, while placing the motor outside the tank—preserving the beauty of your aquarium and enhancing the health of your aquarium ecosystem. The EcoTech leadership team consists of aquarium enthusiasts and engineers with a penchant for challenging the status quo. When EcoTech took root in the science labs of Lehigh University and University of Oklahoma, we realized there were serious differences between the native aquatic ecosystems in nature and the terrestrial habitats created in aquariums—and that little was being done to address this gap in the marketplace. Since that day, we have worked tirelessly to improve the "state of the art" to enable our customers to have the healthiest, safest and smartest aquarium possible. That's why our products offer a wide variety of easy-to-program modes and have been thoroughly tested and endorsed by marine-biologists—making it the most versatile and life-like pump on the market.

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