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In debt? Here are some red flags that you are in too much debt.
Plus what you can do to help fix it.
Are you swimming in debt? Or even drowning? You’re not alone, thousands of Kiwis have that same feeling they are sinking financially.
Debt has its uses and can be used to spread out large or unforeseen expenses. Being in debt all the time, however, isn’t okay and you need to use credit, not let it use you.
But there is a way out. Debt can be whittled away one dollar at a time if you start today.
So what is “too much debt”? There are some real warning signs that indicate you’ve got too much. If two or more of the Red Flags below apply to you then face up to the fact: you have too much debt.
Do these red flags sound like you?
You view your overdraft or credit limit as your money when you’re spending it , not something you owe. That makes it too easy to spend up to the maximum every month. Over the past couple of generations we’ve changed from seeing debt as something to be embarrassed about to a normal everyday occurrence. Overdrafts, credit cards and HP should be there for emergencies, not used as a day to day way of getting cash that you can’t afford.
You get charged dishonour (or honour) fees most months. These fees add up quickly and help your debt spiral out of control. At the very least you need to do a serious reorganisation of your accounts so that your spending money is kept separate from money for essentials. That will help you avoid fees.
You have had credit denied. If banks or lenders refuse you credit it’s a real red flag that something is wrong with your finances. Sit up and take notice.
You lie to loved ones about your spending and debt. Lies can bring an apparently good relationship to a stop fast. If you’re lying regularly to your other half or even yourself, you need to change your ways.
You use cash advances on your credit card when you run out of ready cash. Cash advances are incredibly expensive because you’re charged fees as well as interest from day one. If you access credit this way then there is something wrong with the way you manage money.
You are late paying rent and other bills such as utilities and credit cards. If you receive overdue reminders month in month out then this is you. Those reminders should flag to you that you need to take back control of your finances.
You don’t know exactly how much you are in debt. Denial is common with serial debtors. Tot your debt up today and then you can start working out how to start reducing your debt mountain.
You don’t open letters or answer phone calls because you’re scared they will be from creditors. Budget advisers (AKA debt counsellors) see this every day. It’s a classic symptom of too much debt and is a real red flag that something needs to change.
You worry about your bills, lose sleep or drown your worries in alcohol or drugs. Worry and anxiety are not good for your overall well-being. Take the first step today by getting in touch with a free budget adviser or ask for an appointment at your bank. They’re happy to help customers sort out their finances.
You don’t have any savings at all. We all need some savings – even if it’s just an emergency fund to tide you over if you lose your job. If debt is getting in the way of this, you’ve got a problem.
There’s nothing like a good dose of honesty to turn your debt around. It’s no use thinking that the problem will go away. If these red flags apply to you, you need to take a dose of truth then make changes. Now.
If your attempts to change in the past haven’t worked then see a budget adviser. Virtually every town in New Zealand has one – and they’re free to visit. Look up “Budget Advice Services” on whitepages.co.nz, or find out about the New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services.
Our product Money Simple can also help you make better decisions about your money. Watch your savings and know if you can afford that holiday or new car. See where it’s all going, from general items like shopping, eating out and alcohol to the big ones like rent and mortgage.
Start tracking your spending and get a real idea of where you stand.
Knowing where you’re spending your money is the first step to making a budget that gets you on top of things. Money Simple can do that for you. It’s streamlined, free, and easy to understand.
Finally, debt counsellors can’t wave a magic wand and make your problems go away, Aladdin-style. It’s going to require hard work on your part. But you’re the one who will get the most out of this exercise.


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8 Head, high speed, dual function embroidery machine (4X4).
The 8 head dual is perfect for larger orders giving a large production capacity and supreme flexibility.
The design can be turned by 1˚ between 0˚ and 359˚. Supports mirror image conversion (X-axis conversion).
Design formats from other companies saved in USB memory, and floppy disk are automatically recognized and can be applied towards.

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In its meeting of 16 July, the Commission of Fine Arts reviewed the concept submission for perimeter security, accessible circulation, and landscape improvements east of the Lincoln Memorial. The Commission approved the concept with enthusiasm, noting its ongoing support for the removal of security elements that interrupt the primary vistas to and from the memorial.
The Commission members expressed appreciation for the careful analysis that was evident in the presentation of alternatives. However, they asked for more design development of the treatment of barriers within the landscape, including the more precise location and height of walls and bollards in relationship to existing security elements and other landscape features. They also requested a clearer depiction of the visual impact of the proposed changes on the landscape, particularly regarding the location of sunken barriers and retaining walls. Finally, the Commission members raised concerns about the design of the existing Elm Walks and proposed walkways along the Reflecting Pool—including the treatment of paving and its edges, as well as associated furniture such as lights, benches, and trash receptacles—and requested a revised concept presentation with further development of this proposal. Future presentations should also include options for the treatment of the Reflecting Pool itself—its sustainable maintenance, edge conditions, and relationship to the surrounding landscape and hydrologic system—as part of the general scope of this project.
The Commission encourages the comprehensive approach toward addressing the larger security, circulation, and landscape design systems which underlie this initiative for the Lincoln Memorial grounds. As always, the staff is available to assist you in refining the multiple design elements to achieve the expeditious implementation of this project.

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text: Methods for monitoring and improving the health of populations. Topics include outcomes management, risk-adjustment, development and implementation of practice guidelines. Open to MHM students only.

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The stigma surrounding HIV stems from outdated or false information. HIV treatment has come a long way and an HIV-positive status is not a death sentence. Today, antiretroviral drugs allow HIV-positive people — and even those with AIDS — to live much longer, normal, and productive lives.
Even if you do not feel comfortable telling a trusted friend or family member about your HIV status, it is beneficial to have a good support system. PHAN offers several programs to support people living with HIV in Peel.
For more services, see our Programs.
If you have any questions or just need general support, call our Support Programs Manager, Dawn, at 905-361-0523 Ext. 214 or e-mail dawns@phan.ca.


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The Oscars is commonly referred to as Hollywood’s Biggest Night,” and it truly is. Celebrities of a different nationality, race, and gender, all attend to celebrate the movies of the past year, and reward those who gave their all in their respective category.
A lot of controversy circled around before the Oscars began, starting with Kevin Hart stepping down as host after homophobic tweets resurfaced. This was soon followed by a decision by the Academy to have a hostless Oscars. Along with that, the Academy planned on giving awards during commercial breaks, removing awards such as best cinematography, and adding the best popular film to avoid controversy.
With all of these announcements, Hollywood was in for an interesting night to say the least. So, did the hostless oscars succeed?
The 2019 Oscars ceremony was a success. Not only did they bring back the missing awards, but they also abandoned the most popular film award.
The night kicked off with a performance by Queen and Adam Lambert singing ‘We will Rock You,’ setting the tone for the night as actors, directors, and crew joined in on the rhythm of a great song by one of the greatest bands.
Without a host, the ceremony still brought in plenty of laughs, especially from presenters Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey, who presented the first award; Best Supporting Actress.
The night went on and many surprises took the audience by storm.
Even though the night itself went off without a hitch, its best picture award, which is almost always controversial, was a clear universal upset when ‘Green Book’ was announced as the winner.
Whether or not it was a good movie did not matter. The main question on everyone’s mind was: Was it the best Movie of the year?
Despite this major upset, the ceremony drew in 29.6 million viewers, 3.1 million more than last year. It also had a 7.7 rating with adults for the “time zone adjusted fast national ratings,” which was much higher than last year’s rating of 6.8.

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provided the mechanism with his ideas of natural selection. In its simplest form, life evolved to fit its environment. Those that did so the best thrived; those that didn’t died out. Evolution, it seemed, favoured the fittest.
Seven years later, an obscure monk called Gregor Mendel published the results of his work on the heredity principles of the pea plant. Noting that characteristics of the parent were passed on, he had, infact, discovered the science of heredity and genetics. Such a discovery was vitally important, for it not only gave a medium through which evolution could work, but it also identified a possible blueprint of life. However, Mendel’s work was to be ignored until 1900.
In 1909 the gene was coined as a term to describe inherited characteristics by Wilhelm Johannsen. We now know that genes are located on chromosomes that are found in all cells. But it took until 1953, and the work of James Watson and Francis Crick, before we understood the mechanics of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. Strands of DNA exist in the gene as a double helix. Containing all the characteristics of the person or lifeform, when reproduction occurs, one strand of the double helix detaches and carries the information to the new lifeform as a genetic code.

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text: Typically, when two opposing flavors collide the result is catastrophic and unpleasant. Fire & Ice e liquid is a bold exception to this rule. The collision of hot cinnamon and freezing ice will put you in a cool, attentive and sizzling mood. The one drawback from cinnamon e liquids is the possibility of a dry throat after inhaling their vapor. You certainly can’t have that in the middle of a hot summer. You can take the icy route and go with a menthol e liquid but you also take the risk of developing an indifference to predictable, recurring minty flavor. The perfect solution to this flavor conundrum is the combination of cinnamon spice and refreshing menthol ice in Fire & Ice e juice. When you inhale its vapor you’ll be inviting the icy crystals to spritz your throat with a minty mist of dry throat protection. The cinnamon sprinkles step in to tap dance on your taste buds and liven up the party with a heated kick to the cool blast of ice. The cinnamon stay with you on your tongue and lips while the ice travels to your throat and smoothly expands your lungs with a strong mint flavor that’s been bolstered by flashes of cinnamon. You may find yourself in a questionable state wondering how you could be enjoying an e liquid that is both hot and cool at the same time. Don’t overthink it. The ice is the refreshment your throat desires and the cinnamon acts like an pleasant arousal to your taste buds. Just continue to vape the icy bliss with hints of fiery cinnamon to spark up the experience you receive with every pull from Fire & Ice E Liquid.

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Casket sprays offer a final tribute to a departed loved one. It's beauty and elegance sets the tone of the funeral service. There are two types of casket arrangements: full couch and half couch. Full couch is for a closed casket, and half couch arrangements are typically used for an open casket. Flowers for cremation services are also available. For any type of funeral flowers in the Panama City area, Flowers by Pam is here to help.
We will be open all day Saturday and Sunday for Mother's Day orders.

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text: Level 5 has released the first gameplay trailer for the upcoming Yokai Watch 4. It’s quite a difference from the 3DS games. Very cool. The game is due to release in 2019.

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HomeBuying - Sell to UsThere’s still plenty of time to order rare Vinyl, CDs & Memorabilia for delivery before Christmas!
If you’re in the UK, there’s still plenty of time to get your order delivered in time for Christmas. This week we look at what to buy for collectors of genuine Autographs, Japanese Pressings and for the very deep pockets, pieces that we feel are worthy of investment long term.
Jimi Hendrix – 10 of the best – what should be number 11?


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This warm and welcoming Hospital, located in the city of Stirling, north of Detroit is a full-service companion animal hospital with 4 exam rooms, a dental and digital X-ray, and an ultrasound.
Joining a team of 2 experienced veterinarians and great support staff, this Associate Veterinarian position is a full-time position and open to Veterinarians with a minimum of 2 years post graduate experience. The role is full time working 4 days a week with 2 Saturdays a month. Duties will be a mixture of consultations and surgery.

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This week Apple announced that Swift Playgrounds, an app for iPad that helps students learn to code, is now available in five new languages including Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German and Latin American Spanish.
Designed to make learning and experimenting with real code interactive and fun, Swift Playgrounds is perfect for students and beginners to explore working with Swift, the programming language from Apple that is used by professional developers.
The app includes Apple-developed programming lessons, puzzles and challenges that teach core coding concepts, as well as built-in templates to encourage users to express their creativity and create real programmes. It takes full advantage of the power, simplicity and Multi-Touch capabilities of iPad to deliver a first-of-its-kind learning experience. All programming lessons are now localised across five additional languages and are optimised to look even better and run faster than ever.
Commented Xiaoming Bao, Hangzhou Foreign Languages School: “Swift Playgrounds is the perfect app to help our students learn to code, and I’m very excited students in China are now are able to use it with Simplified Chinese support. Last year, we created an optional coding class for my students to learn fundamental coding concepts using Swift Playgrounds.
The app is compatible with all iPad models running iOS 10 or later.

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CIVIL WRATH: THE CONFEDERATE To Be Released Friday!
CIVIL WRATH has now completed post-production! Stay tuned this Friday on Facebook, twitter, and Vimeo for the unveiling of the highly anticipated short film!


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The political fallout from Britain’s decision to leave the EU is continuing. Europe is at odds at how quickly the UK should start the process of leaving the bloc, while Scotland is plotting its own referendum on whether to gain independence from the UK.
Scotland has been getting backing for its case of trying to be part of the EU on the continent. Gunther Krichbaum, a senior lawmaker and ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel says an independent Scotland would be welcome to join the EU.
"The EU will still consist of 28 member states, as I expect a new independence referendum in Scotland, which will then be successful," he told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, as cited by Reuters. "We should respond quickly to an application for admission from the EU-friendly country."
The President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman also said that Scotland would be able to join the EU if it breaks away from the UK following a referendum.
“From an economic and political point of view, the loss of the UK is a loss. I believe that Scotland will hold a referendum and join the EU,” he said.
Chief executive of the Leave campaign Matthew Elliott says they are in no rush to start negotiations to leave the EU. He believes it would be better to start informal talks regarding a full settlement, which would include all aspects of Britain’s relationship with the EU.
"We don't think there is a need to swiftly invoke Article 50," he told Reuters. "Its best for the dust to settle over the summer and during that time for there to be informal negotiations with other states," he added.
The UK’s Financial Services Commissioner Jonathan Hill has resigned, leaving Britain without representation in the EU commission.
"I don't believe it is right that I should carry on as the British commissioner as though nothing had happened. I have therefore told (European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker) that I shall stand down,” Hill said.
Slovakia’s far right People’s Party has launched a petition for a referendum on whether the country should remain in the EU. Under Slovak law, if the petition manages to get more than 350,000 signatures from the country of 5.4-million population, a legally-binding referendum will be held.
"The Citizens of Great Britain have decided to refuse the diktat from Brussels. It is high time for Slovakia to leave the sinking European 'Titanic' as well," the party said on its website, as cited by Reuters.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to seek direct talks with the EU leadership and presumably with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Council President Donald Tusk and the president of the European Parliament Martin Schulz in the coming week, the BBC reports.
Francois Villeroy de Galhau, an ECB Governing Council member, has stated that talks on Britain leaving the European Union must be carried out quickly in order to curtail uncertainty amid concerns that London's financial center risked losing its "EU passport."
London-based banks rely on a so-called EU passport to freely operate across the bloc's capital market. Some banks have warned, however, that they would shift operations to the eurozone if Britain left the EU. Villeroy told France Inter radio that the City of London will be unable to keep that passport if Britain leaves the EU's single market of trade in goods and services, Reuters reported.
"There is a precedent, it is the Norwegian model of European Economic Area, that would allow Britain to keep access to the single market, but by committing to implement all EU rules," Villeroy said.
"It would be a bit paradoxical to leave the EU and apply all EU rules, but that is one solution if Britain wants to keep access to the single market," he added.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Antidepressant plus benzodiazepine for major depression.
BACKGROUND: Anxiety frequently coexists with depression. There is no systematic review to show if adding benzodiazepines to antidepressants can bring about any advantage over antidepressants alone in the treatment of depression, although such a combination prescription appears to be widely practiced worldwide OBJECTIVES: To determine whether, among adult patients with major depression, adding benzodiazepines to antidepressants brings about any benefit in terms of symptomatic recovery or side-effects in the short term (less than 8 weeks) and long term (more than 2 months), in comparison with treatment by antidepressants alone. SEARCH STRATEGY: Electronic searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Biological Abstracts, LILACS, PsycLit, the Cochrane Library and the trial register of the Cochrane Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Group (January 1972 to December 1998), combined with hand searching, reference searching, SciSearch and personal contacts. SELECTION CRITERIA: All randomized controlled trials that compared combined antidepressant-benzodiazepine treatment with antidepressant alone for adult patients with major depression (Feighner criteria, RDC, DSM-III, DSM-III-R, DSM-IV or ICD-10). Exclusion criteria are: antidepressant dosage lower than 100 mg of imipramine or its equivalent daily and duration of trial shorter than 4 weeks. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two reviewers independently assessed the eligibility and quality of the studies. Two reviewers independently extracted the data. Standardized weighted mean differences and relative risks were estimated with random effects model. The dropouts were assigned the least favorable outcome. Two sensitivity analyses examined the effect of this assumption as well as the effect of including medium quality studies. Three a priori subgroup analyses were performed with regard to the patients with or without comorbid anxiety and with regard to the types of benzodiazepines tested. MAIN RESULTS: Aggregating nine studies with a total of 679 patients, the combination therapy group was 37% (95%CI: 19 to 51%) less likely to drop out than the antidepressant alone group. The intention-to-treat analysis showed that the former were 63% (18 to 127%) to 38% (15 to 66%) more likely to show response (defined as 50% or greater reduction in the depression scale from baseline) up to 4 weeks. REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS: The potential benefits of adding a benzodiazepine to an antidepressant must be balanced judiciously against possible harms including development of dependence and accident proneness, on the one hand, and against continued suffering following no response and drop-out, on the other.


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My measured impedance is usually higher than manufacturers due to use of more wires, etc.
using 300 ohm load:Clipping never really sets in and as such, the output is distortion free all the way to max! SINAD even in high gain mode stays above 100 dB which is superb. This means if you have a 300 ohm headphone like Sennheiser HD-650, you can turn up the volume as much as you want and any distortion you hear is that of the headphone or the source.
Switching to 33 ohm load, we get far more power as expected:We have half a watt using high-gain mode but we do clip past that. Topping spec is 1 watt at 1% distortion which is inline with my measurement.In low gain mode you are distortion free up to max volume with power up to 0.12 watt.

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There is the old old problem with Combo Stores not being loaded when the BasicForm sets all the values (http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthread.php?101995-Ext.FormPanel.load%28%29-amp-amp-ComboBox&post478744#post478744) in Ext3. And what about it in Ext4?
Combos are still problematic in ExtJs 4... There are several bugs fixes in progress as of v4.0.7 (forceSelection: true and allowBlank: true won't allow you to clear the combo's input field, etc).
If your combo uses queryMode: 'remote' (i.e., Ajax/async store loading), you have to ensure that the combo is fully loaded prior to loading your form or that the combo's store contains at least the one record needed to satisfy the implicit combo.setValue() called by the form panel. I have a form panel which uses about 10 different combos, so this problem causes me a lot of grief. Not to mention, if you're learning the new MVC architecture, you have to figure out how/when to pre-load your stores correctly.
So.. when is the correct time to set the values into the form? I currently have the problem that the combo field doesn't select the current value in theist when clicking on the trigger the first time. After clicking a second time this works.... I have several stores in my form and I populate the form with prefatched values in the load event of the last store loaded... So I expected that should solve the timing problem..
I started the store loading in the beforerender phase of my form panel.
The "correct" time to load your form panel seems to be only after all Stores used by any comboboxen are loaded. Even then, I have the same problem as you; my combos don't show a value by default.
In order to get my combos prepopulated correctly, I had to add 'cowboy' code in the success method of my form load to call combo.setValue(action.result.data.comboID) a second time (assuming that the form load implicitly called setValue() the first time).
In a real-world application, the new MVC architecture also makes pre-loading/pre-initializing Stores problematic. In my case, I use the Spring Security Framework on the backend and a user is forbidden from calling any of the URL mappings which load a Store if he/she has not yet authenticated. This prevents me from taking advantage of the ExtJs Controller's init or onLaunch methods to preload my stores during the application load.


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Photo should feature at least one animal and one human in keeping with the human-animal bond theme. It need not be an entire human, e.g. just a hand patting an animal is ok.
Please include a brief caption identifying the animals, people, and what area you are from. Your caption can be specific (e.g. “Shirley and shelter pet Fluffy in South Carolina”) or vague (“Neighborhood kid with our cat in New England”). If you prefer to remain anonymous, please clearly indicate that.
Photo should have no copyright issues. The photo should be taken by you, a family member or someone who isn’t expecting payment for use of the photo.
Please e-mail photos to me no later than December 21, 2015.
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This 5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion is a must read for ERISA attorneys. The case is styled, Burell v. Prudential Insurance. The facts will be given here. The case needs to be read to understand how the Court affirmed the findings of the lower Court in denying benefits to Burell.
Burell was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (“MS”) in 2008. Citing worsening symptoms of MS, in September 2011, Burell went on medical leave and filed for long-term disability benefits with Prudential, claiming that he qualified for benefits under the Plan due to MS, headaches, depression, and anxiety. In January 2012, he stopped working altogether, ending his employment with MHS. In support of his claim, Burell submitted medical records from his treating physicians and a psychiatrist. Prudential hired Heidi Garcia, a registered nurse, and Dr. Alan Neuren, who is board certified in neurology, to review Burell’s claim. Dr. Neuren found that Burell’s diagnosis of MS was unsupported by his medical records. He also found it unlikely that Burell suffered any cognitive impairments, opining that job stress is “likely the source of his complaints as opposed to a neurological disorder.” Garcia focused her review on Burell’s claim of depression and anxiety, ultimately finding that any cognitive symptoms he was experiencing were not sufficient to prevent him from working. Based on their reports and the medical records submitted, Prudential denied Burell’s claim for long-term disability benefits.
Burell then appealed the decision through Prudential’s internal review process. On appeal, his claim was reviewed by Dr. Stuart Isaacson, who is board certified in psychiatry and neurology, and Dr. James Boone, who is a clinical neuropsychologist. Dr. Isaacson found that Burell did not meet the diagnostic criteria for MS and did not have “any medically necessary restrictions and/or limitations from any one condition or combination of conditions.” Dr. Boone found that Burell’s “file records do not validly support psychological and/or cognitive symptoms” and that he has no “medically necessary restrictions and/or limitations.” Based on the opinions of these physicians and Burell’s medical records, which included additional documentation submitted during the appeal process, Prudential again denied Burell’s claim.
Burell next sent Prudential a letter demanding the benefits he believed he was owed under the Plan. Prudential treated this demand letter as a second appeal and had the claim further reviewed by Dr. Omuwunmi Osinubi, who is board certified in anesthesiology and occupational medicine, and Dr. Melvyn Attfield. Dr. Osinubi found that although Burell’s medical records did in fact support a diagnosis of MS, he did not have any physical limitations due to the disease. Dr. Osinubi was unable to make a finding on Burell’s alleged cognitive impairments and suggested an additional neuropsychological review be performed. Upon Dr. Osinubi’s recommendation, Dr. Michael Chafetz, who is board certified in clinical neuropsychology, performed an independent neuropsychological evaluation, finding that Burell did not suffer any cognitive impairments. On the basis of these opinions and Burell’s medical records, which included additional documentation submitted during the second appeal process, Prudential denied Burell’s claim for a third time.
In April 2013, Burell filed suit against Prudential under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) and (a)(3), alleging that Prudential wrongfully denied his claim for long-term disability benefits. In December 2014, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Prudential, and Burell timely appealed.

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The Delhi branch will have statues of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and American pop star Lady Gaga's statues as some of the star attractions.
Madame Tussauds, which is renowned for the creation of detailed and lifelike wax figures, will house statues of prominent figures from the world of sports, Bollywood, politics, et al.
The museum will be spread across the first and second floors of the Regal Cinema complex in Connaught Place in the capital.
This is the 23rd branch of Madame Tussauds across the world!


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According to local history, Custer’s Mill, Virginia was established in 1808 near the present day location of the Broadway Presbyterian Church. As with many early settlements, this little community started beside a body of water– the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. In addition to the mill, the Custers owned a store and perhaps a post office. The town’s proximity to the river junction made it a strategic point for trade. In the 1850’s, the railroad was extended to the Custer’s Mill area, causing the little town to boom with commerce and activity.
But alas, this prosperity was not to continue. History tells us that in 1864, General Philip Sheridan and his army marched into the Valley with one agenda: to “destroy the breadbasket of the Confederacy.” Custer’s Mill was one of the casualties of the mass burning.
Sometime after Custer’s Mill was destroyed, the town was renamed “Broadway.” The most famous legend (and perhaps true story) of how the town got its new name tells of a place so rowdy and unruly that local visionaries prophesied that the town was on the “broad way to destruction.” Taverns and brothels began to spring up in the little village. Another local tale reports that one local tavern owner chained a black bear to a tree outside his establishment — a sure deterrent to an overabundance of revelry!
Our fictional town of Custer’s Mill has similar characteristics of many small towns scattered through the southern United States: quirky characters, political squabbles, religious differences, and ethical dilemmas. But most importantly, the folks genuinely care for each other (well, most of them do!) We hope you will fall in love with our little village and its inhabitants, and that their antics, struggles and victories will encourage you to visit many times!


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PhD in Germany: Why Germany?
For centuries Germany has been a leading country in research and development. Especially in natural sciences and engineering, the target fields of this blog, German scientists and research institutions have intensively contributed in establishing the fundamental theories of chemistry and physics and defined the frontier of the research. Alone in Chemistry, Physics and Medicine, German scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize more than eighty times, the first one being the Physics Nobel Prize of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1901 .
The excellent research reputation of Germany is based on the acceptance of research as a crucial prerequisite for continuous development by the society and the government, as well as the industry, which translates itself into good funding opportunities from the public and private sectors, and this more or less since the beginning of the industrial age. The outcome of this dedication is a rich research infrastructure, which is covering a broad range of topics, from the very fundamental aspects to product design. Universities and research institutions profit from the availability of adequate funds and are fully equipped with the state of the art research facilities.
In Germany, even if your PhD topic is in the direction of product development in the industrial sector, your devotion is rightfully regarded as a valuable contribution to the public. The awareness and curiosity of the man on the street in science is pleasantly high. I am a strong believer that you can evaluate the average intellectual level of a country just by looking at what is running at prime-time on TV. German TV at prime-time, unlike many other countries, is governed by political talkshows on hot topics, some reality shows and lots of documentaries. It took me a while to become accustomed with this "documentary of the daliy life" style. One day it is the factory producing french fries, the other day a comparison of hand cremes of discounters and high-end cosmetic companies, then some documentary about how the Airbus parts are transported within Europe for assembly. In comparison to the soap opera dominated TV atmosphere in most countries, in Germany pop-science is really well appreciated. This reflects itself in the small talk on the train, at the bakery and in shocking moments when my landlady congratulates me for my PhD after googling me to find my work phone, and apologises for being so late.
In Germany, especially in natural sciences and engineering, it is extremely rare to be enrolled in PhD program without a project based salary or a scholarship. As a principle, every PhD student is connected to an active project. The system is based on careful planning, where the future need for students is determined in advance and proposals have to be submitted to assure an adequate financial support. Most of the time, these proposals also include the expenses for consumables, travel allowances and even in some cases a budget for new equipment.
The life in Germany has a certain order (I guess this is not very surprising), even if it is restrictive in some aspects, this order helps to organise the bureaucratic procedures in a way that you don't have to pay much attention to them anymore. If your contract is ending in some months, you get a notice from your health insurance as a warning. Similarly, if your visa is expiring the invitation for a new appointment at the foreigners' office appears in the mailbox well in advance. This prevents you from getting into trouble, especially in the beginning, when you are still not very accustomed to the rules and regulations.
Mercer's 2012 report gave high rankings to many big German cities in the "50 most livable cities" list . The federal government structure of Germany resulted in an even distribution of services within the whole country instead of creating oversized megacities. Especially in NRW (Nordrhein-Westfalen), cities like Dortmund, Bochum, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Köln, Bonn are separated by a twenty minute train ride. All are university cities and have additionally Max-Planck or Fraunhofer Institutes. Cities with twenty thousand population have swimming pools and hospitals. The train and highway networks provide excellent connections between the cities.
PhD: Do i really want this???
I'm from Istanbul, Turkey. I have completed my B. Sc. (2003) and M.Sc. (2005) in Chemical Engineering at METU, Ankara. I've applied to many Ph.D positions in Germany and after few interviews landed in an international Max Planck research school. Since 2010, i'm working as a group leader at a university.

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When Ryan Fowler, a recovery specialist in long-term recovery at Granite Pathways in Manchester, lost a friend to an overdose death last year, he was encouraged to take time off to grieve and got a card of support from co-workers when he returned.
At his prior recovery jobs, Fowler would have kept his loss hidden, he said, because that support wasn’t there. “Because I’ve had such great support (at Granite Pathways), my job is a strength for my recovery,” Fowler said.
An estimated 30 percent to 50 percent of addiction professionals are in long-term recovery themselves, said Dr. Dorothy Saxon Greene of East Tennessee State University, who studied this population in 2014. She found a 14.4 percent relapse rate but two prior studies found a 38 percent relapse rate.
And while research shows that recovering addicts fare better when they have meaningful work in a safe environment, many share Fowler’s experience: They aren’t offered that support or don’t trust it would be there even if promised. They fear they will be fired and lose their license to practice. They are hesitant to attend a local support group for fear of encountering a client.
New Hampshire may be an example for the rest of the country when it comes to workplace culture and the state’s response to licensees whose substance abuse impairs their work.
At least nine of the state’s largest substance use disorder treatment providers signed on last March to Gov. Chris Sununu’s new Recovery Friendly Workplace initiative – a project that encourages employers to see recovery from substance use disorder as a strength, not a failure.
Employers who sign on can work with advisors to review their drug and alcohol policies, establish supportive evidence-based health and safety practices and plan trainings on substance misuse, behavioral health and addiction. The services are free.
Several of those nine providers said joining was a way to tell other employers they’ve tried it, and it works.
At Gatehouse Treatment, a drug rehab center in Nashua, more than a dozen employees are in long-term recovery, including Chief Executive Director Ed McDonough. He said they have designated a “safe person” for anyone in need, not just those in recovery, and encourage employees to take mental health days when needed.
“If I had cancer or went into diabetic shock, my co-workers would probably send flowers, pick up my shifts and send a casserole home,” said McDonough. Substance use disorder is no different, he said.
Joining was a “natural fit” for Headrest, an addiction recovery service in the Upper Valley, said Executive Director Cameron Ford. The nonprofit hires former clients who have completed treatment and been in recovery for at least two years and lets them know that support is there again if they need it.
At Granite Pathways, where Fowler experienced support for the first time since joining the recovery profession, there is a mandatory staff meeting each week to offer peer support to co-workers who are struggling. And employees also get weekly supervision to help them work through difficult cases.
“The push is to start measuring whether someone is unable to work in the profession based on their work performance and not whether or not they have relapsed,” she said. Focusing on relapse would create more problems than it solves and disregard the power of treatment, she said.
For example, how would the state define relapse? Drinking for an evening? For a week? And, Abikoff said, relapse would apply to only those who identify as being in recovery and not the rest of the profession.
The question isn’t whether someone is using, it’s are they doing their job safely, Abikoff said.
If the licensing board concludes the licensee is practicing impaired, it may restrict his or her ability to practice or arrange to have them supervised while they are undergoing treatment. The board will also monitor the practitioner’s progress with a goal of allowing him or her to return to a full practice.
“The first response is, ‘How can we help?,” Abikoff said. That doesn’t mean they get a pass. Criminal behavior, breaches of integrity or ethical violations warrant discipline, she said.
Ashley Hurteau, criminal justice recovery manager for SOS Recovery Community Center in Dover, was disciplined for her heroin addiction – with incarceration – before joining the field. The licensing board agreed to waive Hurteau’s criminal conviction and granted her a certified recovery support worker license.
Now she works alongside the same police, probation and parole officers who previously arrested and monitored her. She did not have the option of keeping her recovery private, and she was worried she would continue to be seen as a client and not a professional.
She’s been treated as the latter since she started in 2016.
“The response has been more than anything I expected,” she said. When she paid off her restitution, her former probation officer texted her to say her work was appreciated. They wanted to celebrate with her when she marked her third year of recovery.
Chris Placy of Newmarket started Substance Free Workplace in 2011 to help businesses develop workplace policies and culture that support employees whose substance use is interfering with their work. That sometimes means telling companies what doesn’t work.
Placy dislikes zero-tolerance policies for most workplaces because firing employees for substance misuse moves them on to another unsuspecting employer at a cost to the business and local communities. He encourages employers to see these situations as an opportunity to make a difference in an individual’s life and the state’s drug epidemic.
He also encourages companies to develop policies that address issues specific to substance misuse. Rather than say an employees can be fired at the discretion of the human resources department, tell employees what is expected of them and how falling short will be handled.
Include a “recovery return agreement,” he said, that lays out the response for work impairment due to substance misuse. That may include drug testing, an alcohol evaluation and a requirement to follow all the recommendations of a substance abuse counselor.
When Placy visits companies to educate staff on recognizing and addressing substance misuse, he tells them the goal should be to support and retain good employees, not look for ways to fire them. He knows that first conversation can be difficult, so he gives them pointers for that too.
That last line is what treatment providers say matters most.


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What is emotional trauma? How does this disruptive condition start? Why are some people affected by emotional trauma more than others?
Substance abuse therapists employ numerous therapies in combination to address the harmful behavior. However, emotional trauma may not have anything to do with substance abuse. It may be misdiagnosed and mistreated with medications or therapies that don’t address emotional trauma and the causes behind it.
Emotional trauma occurs when the individual is overwhelmed by an unexpected or unanticipated event or long-term exposure to stress and anxiety. Common causes of emotional trauma?
The list of causes of emotional trauma is as diverse as human experience. You can be walking home one day and be robbed at gunpoint. Not only did the mugger take your wallet, but your sense of personal security was also stolen, too.
Not all emotional trauma is caused by physical injury or illness. Living in an emotionally abusive home can develop into emotional trauma over years of exposure to ridicule or lack of support.
A debilitating reaction to emotional trauma is a disorder that (1) can be treated and (2) should be treated to improve quality of life.
Can I Live with Emotional Trauma?
Many people do. They suppress the fear or the anger – the rage or the relentless heartbreak caused by an unexpected death. Life changes forever for the victim and those in her life.
People do live with emotional trauma. Some may turn to alcohol or drugs to attempt to dull the pain of emotional trauma. Some retreat into their very small worlds – frightened to leave the security of the only place they feel safe – at home.
Friends fall away. Human interaction may be tiresome. Nagging from associates to “get help” may only add to the stress in the household or in the workplace.
People do live with emotional trauma. Some self-medicate with drugs. Some become trapped in their own homes. Regardless of how emotional trauma presents itself, intervention by professionals in stress and anxiety treatment should intervene.
Still Living with Childhood Trauma?
Emotional trauma in your life can occur at any time. It can unexpected and sudden, or the trauma could be within you for decades, affecting everything from personal relationships to job performance.
These traumas may be repressed, long-forgotten memories, or images that are burned into your memory. In either case, if left untreated, the effects of emotional trauma often get worse. Without effective treatment, emotional trauma can turn a satisfying, colorful life into a gray prison that holds you captive from the pleasures of life.
The effects of emotional trauma don’t go away by themselves. In fact, they become more ingrained in your emotional self. You live in fear. You retreat. Life holds no purpose. Each day is difficult and there’s no end in sight.
No one wants to live this way, and you don’t have to. There are resources available to address deep emotional trauma from 40 years ago to the grief you experience at the loss of a loved one.
It’s not a disorder you can cure with a couple of drinks or a few tokes from the bong. The problem – the source of the emotional trauma – remains unaddressed, and your self-diagnosis and treatment are actually making life worse for you and those closest to you.
Hawaii Island Recovery is a small residential facility that provides treatments, therapies, and training in coping skills that bring your life back to life again – like it once was.
Our experienced advisors are available when you need them so please give us a call (866) 390-5070 and let Hawaii Island Recovery teach you how to alleviate the pain of living with emotional trauma.


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Angela and Pearce were like any other happy African American couple in Los Angeles in the early 1970's.
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The best air purifiers for pet hair capture dander, pick up airborne cat and dog hair, don’t produce harmful emissions, and work efficiently to keep the air fresh day and night.
That’s why we chose the Winix WAC9500 Ultimate Pet as the best air purifier on the market.
For just over $200, this pet-specific purifier efficiently cleans medium-sized rooms, captures allergens, and has smart features for an effortless purification experience.
If you’re new to the world of air purification, scroll down below the reviews to read our buyer’s guide.
You’ll learn how to decode air purifier lingo, which features matter, and how to identify the purifier that’s right for you.
This guide is the result of hours researching air purification technology, identifying key quality indicators, and evaluating over a dozen air purifiers on performance, usability, customer satisfaction, and price.
This air purifier was designed for pet-inclusive homes. It has a true HEPA filter to capture allergens, captures hair in the pre-filter, and has a carbon filter to neutralize odors. In addition to the basics, the Winix has a couple of active purification features.
The Winix Ultimate Pet air purifier features CleanCel, an anti-bacterial coating that neutralizes bacteria. It uses PlasmaWave technology, which is an electric oxidizing system using plasma ionizers.
The PlasmaWave technology breaks down airborne pollutants on a molecular level. Like all ionizers, it produces a trace amount of ozone, but a company representative explains that these ozone byproducts amounted to less than 10 ppb, which is not considered a hazardous amount.
If you’re not comfortable with the ionizer, you can always disable the PlasmaWave technology some or all of the time.
If you want to let the Winix think for itself, you can switch it to AutoMode. This mode uses Smart Sensors that detect air quality and automatically switch between four speed settings.
To keep you in the loop, information from the smart sensors is sent to the display screen. The screen shares valuable information including real-time air purity updates and LED alerts letting you know that it’s time to replace the filter. The lights dim in accordance with the ambient light in the room.
It’s recommended for a 283 square foot room. According to AHAM testing, the unit’s clean air delivery rate is 194 cubic feet per minute for pollen, 182 for dust, and 183 for tobacco smoke.
Careful thought went into the design of this air purifier, and it shows in both the product’s performance and its nearly $900 price tag. The IQAir HealthPro Plus is an advanced purifier designed to produce medical-quality air.
It’s made with a patented HyperHEPA® filter, which is up to 100 times more effective than a standard HEPA filter. It captures 99.5% of particles down to 0.003 microns in size—particles ten times smaller than a virus.
In addition to the HyperHEPA filter, the purifier includes a 5lb activated carbon filter, which absorbs and neutralizes odors.
To ensure that no ultrafine particles escape the purifier, it has a 3D UltraSeal™, which is intended to prevent the seepage common among air purifiers.
The purifier is fast and efficient with a CADR of 300 cubic feet per minute. It’s rated for rooms up to 1,125 square feet. In addition to multiple fan settings, the digital interface allows you to key in exactly how many cubic feet you want the purifier to clean each minute.
The company’s patented HyperHEPA filters typically last for about a year of constant use. An LED filter replacement light on the display screen indicates all four stages of the filter’s life and lets you know when it’s time to replace it.
The digital display also tells you how many hours are left in each filter, including the pre-filter and carbon filter.
The IQAir HealthPro Plus comes with a lifetime warranty.
This air purifier has several thoughtful features that set it apart from the rest.
For one, it’s smart. The Alen Breathesmart automatically analyzes air quality and self-adjusts for efficient cleaning. As the laser Smart Sensor monitors the presence of airborne particles, an air quality indicator light displays air quality in real time.
Instead of a disruptive operating noise, the Alen BreatheSmart generates pink noise and is quiet enough to run while sleeping. Perhaps most exciting for decor lovers is its sleek appearance and infinite color variety.
In addition to coming in eleven colors, the Alen Breathesmart is available with a white primer finish, allowing you to paint it a shade you love.
The HEPA OdorCell filter is a true HEPA filter capable of filtering out allergens and other small particles. It contains 1.5 lbs of Alen’s proprietary odor eliminating compound, which neutralizes litter box smells and other odors. It’s rated for rooms up to 1,100 square feet.
It’s Energy Star-certified, using the same amount of electricity as a 105 watt light bulb.
This model from Blueair is moderately-priced, looks great, and performs well, but it lacks a true HEPA filter, so it’s not the best choice for people with pet allergies.
The purifier features a three-level filtration system. The primary filter, while not a HEPA filter, appears to perform well. It’s coupled with a fabric pre-filter that stretches around the outside of the unit.
The pre-filters are available in multiple colors, so you can customize your purifier’s appearance to suit your preferences.
The purifier also features a carbon filter to neutralize odors. It’s recommended that you replace the filters once every six months.
The Blue Pure 211+ is Energy Star rated for best in class energy efficiency. It uses 60 watts on the highest of three fan speeds. Regardless of which speed you choose, the purifier is relatively quiet. Multiple reviewers comment on the purifier’s low noise output.
This model is rated for large rooms and can clean spaces between 400 and 600 square feet. It’s AHAM rated at 540 square feet and, with a CADR of 350 cubic feet per minute, cleans the air about five times per hour.
Despite being one of the most quiet air purifiers on the market, some customers are disturbed by the Blue Pure 211+’s operating light, which doesn’t turn off and may be too bright at night.
At under $60, this unit stands out as a top pick for shoppers on a budget. It’s an all-around good performer for people who need to capture pet hair, but lacks the filtration ability to catch the smallest allergens.
This air purifier features a permanent 99% HEPA-grade—not true HEPA— filter. A reusable filter translates to no replacement costs and less hassle. Instead of buying a new filter, Hamilton Beach encourages users to occasionally clean the permanent filter with a vacuum. It also has a permanent pre-filter to capture larger particles.
Again, the main filter is not a true HEPA filter. It captures particles as small as 3 microns. The smallest particles captured by this filter are 10 times bigger than the smallest particles captured by a true HEPA filter.
In addition to the main filter and pre-filter, the air purifier comes with two replaceable carbon zeolite filters, which absorb and neutralize odors.
It’s a relatively small, understated unit at less than one-and-a-half feet in height. You can use it either vertically or horizontally, so it’s flexible enough to use in cramped spaces.
The purifier is recommended for use in a 140 square foot room. The company says that it offers “effective performance” in a room of this size, but doesn’t provide a specific clean air delivery rate.
You can choose from three speeds for different noise levels and purification rates. Watch this Amazon customer’s review video to hear all three settings.
Before we dive into all the technicalities of air purification, let’s ask a fundamental question.
If this sounds like something you might think or say, you’re in luck. Even basic air purifiers can capture cat hair, meaning that you have plenty of options.
Narrow down your options by defining your needs. Is your house small, medium, or large? Do you care about how your air purifier looks? Is litter box odor a problem? What are you willing to spend?
As an allergy sufferer, you need to remember that air purifiers aren’t a cure for allergies—you may still need to take medications for cat allergies and block off a cat-free zone in your home—but they can make a difference. If you choose one of the best purifiers on the market, that difference could be huge.
Unlike the person who just wants to get rid of all the cat hair in the air, you need an air purifier with specific qualifications.
Your allergies are triggered by an allergenic protein found, not your cat’s hair, but his skin, saliva, and urine. While any air purifier will capture hair, only the best can catch dander.
This rules out some of the cheaper air purifiers on the market but leaves a broad selection of purifiers with varied unit sizes, styles, and features.
What kinds of air purifiers are on the market?
There are two fundamental types of air purifiers: active purifiers and passive purifiers. Let’s learn more about each type and how they handle cat hair.
Passive purifiers have a system of filters that catch particles and prevent them from spreading through the air. Depending on the type of filters built into a passive purifier, it may be able to capture extremely small particles like dander and smoke. Less efficient purifiers will capture cat hair, but allow some finer particles to pass through. We’ll talk more about different types of filters later.
Active purifiers sanitize the air. They destroy airborne bacteria, viruses, germs, and spores. If you’re worried about airborne particles making you sick, this is the type of air purifier you want, but remember that it won’t do much for cat hair.
There are a few types of active purifiers. Let’s learn more about each.
Ionizers release positive ions, negative ions, and sometimes both. There are two main types of ionizers. One type is called an electrostatic precipitator. This type of air purifier disperses ions, which attach to airborne particles before returning to an oppositely-charged collecting plate in the purifier.
The second type is an ion generator, which releases ions into the air but doesn’t have a collecting plate. Instead of returning to a collecting plate, the molecularly altered particles linger on surfaces in your home.
Both types release ozone. Exposure to too much ozone can cause chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath, and throat irritation. Avoid ionizers that produce more than 50 ppb (parts per billion) ozone. If a city was that ozone-polluted, sensitive residents would be advised to consider limiting their time outside.
We’ve talked a lot about ozone as a byproduct of ionizing air purifiers, but it’s not always a byproduct—some purifiers intentionally produce ozone.
Despite being a pollutant, ozone is an excellent air cleaner. In fact, it’s partially responsible for that fresh smell in the air during and after a thunderstorm. Lightning strikes produce ozone and that distinctive clean smell.
Ozone generators eliminate odors and destroys airborne particles, including viruses, bacteria, and mold. Because they shock the air and eliminate hard-to-remove odors, ozone generators are popular among professional cleaners.
The problem with ozone generators is that the amount necessary to sanitize the air can also cause breathing problems. If an ozone generator is safe to run all day and night in your home, it’s not producing enough ozone to have a significant deodorizing or air cleaning effect.
UV lamps can destroy microbial particles including mold spores, bacteria, and viruses. However, most purifiers let particles zip past the UV light, not giving them sufficient exposure time and letting them pass through unscathed. It takes time for a UV light to destroy particles. Only choose UV sanitizers that expose particles to UV rays for a long enough time to destroy them.
So which is better for cat hair? Do you need a passive purifier or an active air purifier?
All of the snazzy features found in active purifiers do nothing for cat hair and dander. Whether you’re allergic or not, you need a passive purifier. If you require any additional purification, you can find a passive purifier with some active purification features, but they shouldn’t be machine’s central feature.
We’ve gone over the two main types on the market, but there’s one more type of air purifier to consider.
Most air purifiers cost between $50 and $1,000, with price usually commensurate with quality. If you want a simple passive purifier without dropping a fat stack of cash, consider making your own.
A homemade air purifier is easy to construct using a box fan and a HEPA filter sold for air conditioners. This is a good option for those who want to experiment with air filtration before investing in a sophisticated purification system.
Watch this video to learn how to make a simple air purifier at home.
Choose air purifiers with an effective filtration system.
The filtration system is the heart of the machine. Speed control, UV purification, stylish design, and other bells and whistles are insignificant compared to the purifier’s filters.
Allergy sufferers need HEPA filters.
Approximately 25% of cat dander particles are 2.5 microns or smaller, so allergy sufferers need a filter that can capture the tiniest particles.
According to U.S. standards, true HEPA filters capture 99.97% of particles at a size of .3 microns and above. They’re the gold standard in medical facilities, cleanrooms, and have even been used to arrest radioactive contaminants.
Don’t be fooled by sellers who describe their filters as “HEPA style filters, “HEPA-like filters”, or “HEPA-type” filters. HEPA is not a brand or style. It’s an effectiveness grade. A filter either meets that grade or it doesn’t.
Before particles reach the main filter, they must pass through the pre-filter.
A pre-filter helps the main filter last longer. It captures big particles like cat hair before they can reach the less porous, more expensive primary filter.
Most purifiers also use carbon filters to eliminate odors.
These filters use activated carbon, which naturally absorbs odor vapors. This type of filter is useful for people who are sensitive to the smells around the litter box.
Consider how the purifier fits your budget both upfront and month over month.
Your air purifier is a long-term investment with recurring costs including energy usage and replacement filters. To ensure that you’re getting an energy-efficient appliance, look for purifiers that have been Energy Star-certified.
Consider that different purifiers will require different types of filters, some of which may cost over $100. Minimize your replacement costs by choosing one with reusable and washable filters.
If your air purifier is too loud, it might keep you awake at night or even make it difficult to have a conversation in the same room. Scan customer reviews for mentions of the purifier’s noise level and seek units with multiple speed settings. Faster settings circulate more air in a shorter amount of time, and the noise increases along with efficiency. Multiple speed settings allow you to take control of the noise level.
Choose a fast, efficient air purifier.
Speed and efficiency are important, particularly if you suffer from cat allergies. An efficient air purifier can clean an entire room at least six times every hour.
Most air purifiers are rated for specific room sizes and some sellers state the product’s CADR (clean air delivery rate). This value gives you an idea of how well the purifier will clean the rooms in your house. The CADR is the number of cubic feet the air purifier cleans every minute. This number varies based on which speed setting you use and which pollutants are present.
Units certified by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) will release specific CADR numbers for dust, tobacco smoke, and pollen. Unfortunately for us, the testing process doesn’t involve cat hair or dander, but the standard AHAM testing is enough to help us evaluate the purifier’s efficiency and how it compares to others.
Choosing a great air purifier can cut back on time spent cleaning up cat hair and is a valuable part of an allergy sufferer’s toolkit, but it isn’t a complete solution. Whether you have an air purifier or not, it’s a good idea to implement the following cat hair control strategies.
Choose the right vacuum and clean the floors regularly.
The best vacuums for cat hair have HEPA filtration systems, tangle-free rollers, and powerful suction to keep your floors clean. If you haven’t already, choose a vacuum and start a regular cleaning routine. Remember—even the best air purifier can’t capture hair that’s already stuck in your carpet. It takes a great vacuum cleaner to do that.
Click here to read our guide to the best vacuums for cat hair.
Before your cat’s hair has a chance to go flying off into the air, collect it with a brush. Brushing your cat has multiple benefits, including improved circulation, a shinier coat, fewer hairballs, and a cleaner home.
Click here for our guide to the top 10 best cat brushes.
If you have allergies, recruit someone to bathe your cat.
Regular bathing is one of the best ways to remove dander from your cat’s skin and coat. To avoid drying out your cat’s skin, limit baths to once every four to six weeks.
If you have allergies or cringe at the sight of cat hair floating in a sunbeam, the best air purifier can help you breathe easy. There’s a purifier for almost every budget, set of health requirements, and sense of style.
Regardless of which air purifier you choose, remember to look for one with an effective, fast filtration system, enough purification power to clean the rooms in your house, quiet operation, and no harmful emissions.

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Idris Elba got lucky. According to The Sun, the Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom actor was able to walk away unscratched after a car he was driving flipped over. While shooting a racing documentary in Finland titled Idris Elba: King of Speed, he went over an embankment that overturned the vehicle.
"I never want to do that again," he told The Sun. "It's the first time that I have ever rolled a car. I wasn't going fast, the car just had a mind of its own when it hit the band. I cut the corner and then we rolled." Despite the scary experience, he kept right on filming. Glad he's A-okay. The two-part film is set to air in the UK Dec. 26 and 27.


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Privacy mask Function: The privacy zone function makes it possible to make specific areas of the scene from view. Intelligent motion detection: You can transmits an alert signal when it detects motion of an object on the screen. This feature is useful when you have to monitor several screens simultaneously.
The game is cute and simple: the dish in the center of the fish is turning and the small fish inside it are getting open and closed. The purpose is to catch as many little fishes as possible with the fishing rod that is supplied.
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Super bright LED bulbs, low power consumption, operation long life.
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Kylie Jenner Tyga tattoo is no more, now reads as LA.
Kylie Jenner just transformed her 'couple' tattoo into something else entirely.
There are few things in this world surer than the confidence of a teen who just got the initials of their partner inked on their ankle. Because always and forever, soul mates, true love, commitment and other synonyms of true love.
Kylie Jenner was all about the true love and the tattoo and the always and forever thing. Because in January, Jenner got inked with a small ‘T’ on the inside of her ankle, a tribute to her then-boyfriend Tyga.
And then, well, they broke up.
Forever the creative, Jenner took initiative, and transformed the T into something else very close to her heart. LA. Obviously. The land of…dreams?
Photos of the reality star have emerged in London over the weekend which show the transformation of her love from Tyga to LA in real time.
The story would, of course, have a happy ending if it ended there. Jenner isn't at risk of breaking up with LA, and in theory, LA can never betray her, and so the tattoo will always have a place (literally) on her ankle.
You see, Jenner has a new boyfriend now. His name is Travis Scott and they have been together for a few months. And like all new relationships, Jenner has a restored faith in love and commitment and is in a puppy love bubble of always and forever.
And you know what that means...?
Matching tattoos, obviously. Just last month, Jenner showed off her new ink, a butterfly tattoo - also on her ankle - that Scott also has in a similar spot.
Well, just ask Katie Price, who once vowed never to get a partner's name tattooed after her relationship with Peter Andrew soured and she was left with his name inked on her body. That was, of course, until she met Leandro Penna, got his name tattooed and then broke up with him a year later.
Or perhaps Kylie could ask her brother, Brody, for advice. Brody Jenner - who once dated Avril Lavigne - still had Avril's name tattooed on his arm a year after she married someone else.
It could be worse, though. You could be Nicole Richie, who, at 16, got the word 'Virgin' tattooed on her wrist.
Confusingly, she now has two kids.
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"I found the course to be informative in that it represented itself in a step-by-step fashion. The course provided a process whereby events could be advertised, conducted, and evaluated. I particularly appreciated the yardstick of measuring points in order to determine whether the outcome was what was desired and hoped-for."
Understand the functions of public relations; how it differs from advertising and marketing.
Craft clear and concise messages that encourage audiences to 'do' something.
Create a successful PR campaign with measurable results.
Understand how public relations can generate awareness for your school.
Understand the rationale for hosting an event.
Determine the importance of managing a budget and controlling costs.
Prepare for emergencies that may hinder your event.
Determine the success of your event for future planning.
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HOUSTON – A 35-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison for carjacking and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. A federal jury sitting in Houston convicted Sean Rodriguez Sept. 26, 2018, after approximately three hours of deliberation following a three-day trial.
Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal handed Rodriguez a 80-month sentence for the carjacking. He also received an additional 10 years for the firearms charge which must be served consecutively to the other sentence imposed. The sentences will be immediately followed by two years of supervised release. In handing down the sentence, the court noted that this was a serious and dangerous crime and that the defendant was lucky that no one was injured or killed during the crime or his flight.
During the trial, the jury heard from victims who were carjacked at gunpoint. Both described how Rodriguez brandished a silver revolver and pointed it at them. Rodriguez had pistol-whipped the male victim, at which time the gun discharged above the man’s head.
A neighbor also provided testimony who explained how she helped the female victim after she ran to her house to call 911. The jury also heard that call.
The jury also heard from four police officers were involved in a high-speed chase after Rodriguez refused to pull over in the stolen vehicle three days later. The jury saw a helicopter video of the chase and the dash cam of one of the officers. During the chase, Rodriguez went the wrong way down streets at high rates of speed, nearly hit pedestrians and other vehicles before crashing into a family of six.
The FBI, Texas Department of Public Safety, Houston Police Department, Harris County Institute of Forensic Science and Harris County Sherriff’s Office conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennie Basile and Britni Cooper are prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.


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Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding or (MoU) with Telenor Pakistan. PTCL is the largest ICT provider in Pakistan while Telenor is one the most popular private mobile network providing company in the country. Both these entities have signed this business deal to accommodate Telenor for availing PTCL’s vast network footprint and infrastructure speed across Pakistan for their growing 3G subscriber base.
At the event of this MoU signing in Islamabad, EVP of PTCL and CTO of Telenor Pakistan gave one another very warm gestures of business friendship. This present century is categorized with the age of 3G based cellular phones and gadgets. Mobile gadgets play an extraordinary role in the common lives of people today. It is not just businesses that are controlled but other fields of life, such as, education, health, arts and culture are also highly governed by these gadgets. Setup of a very efficient 3G system in the country is the necessity of time. Due to this, all the mobile networks, including Telenor Pakistan are making efforts to improvise their 3G services in gadgets.
With this MoU, Telenor Pakistan foresees a steep incline in data usage patterns of their subscribers. They will work on an adequate backhaul of their BTS networks through fiber connectivity. This backhauling will ensure the readiness for the evolution of data market in Pakistan. Without any doubt, this kind of business deals will ensure all the investors and people in gadget supply business that they have a bright future.


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This version of Pride and Prejudice is nicely written. It is the same author as Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy, just a different twist to the story.
After receiving Elizabeth’s refusal of marriage in Kent, Darcy follows up by coming to Longburn to court her. It is so sweet and at times comical to read the banter between the two of them. It was beautiful reading about their budding romance grow and to see the changes in both characters.
SPOILER ALERT – They end up having to get married which is a great disappointment to me. I understand that youth nowadays are in to that kind of thing so maybe this version is a lure for more teens to read Austen.
There is more of Darcy’s sister Georgianna and his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam in this version and we get to see how Darcy thinks and understand his original actions.
I enjoyed this book. I feel it is a romance novel and I usually avoid them but I was actually ok this time. There is intimacies throughout this book also but they are not as detailed as the Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy novel. I give this book a 4 star and suggest it to other Austen fans.


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I have a child page using partial page rendering and the web controls are created programmatically. Ajax seems to have a problem with control ID naming when you create your web controls dynamically. When I run this it gives me an object instance error indicating the named control "Lable1" doesn't exist.
Create your controls in the Page_Init vs the Page_Load method.
I tried creating the controls in the Page_Init and it still will not work. The referrence to the control is still null. Is the page lifecycle timing wrong with the Button_Click event?
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HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The cold isn't just hard on your car, it's also hard on what you keep in it. Laptops, cell phones, tablets, and other hand-held devices are especially vulnerable to damage from the cold. Here's what tech experts recommend for keeping your technology safe.
Keep your technology out of the trunk! Just a few hours in the trunk can do damage.
If you're headed into the cold, bundle up your devices, just like you would bundle up your children. Keep your gadgets covered, so any residual heat will lessen the effects of the cold.
Don't forget to turn off your devices! Be sure to power down all the way - not just to sleep mode - to keep data safe.
When you go inside, let your laptop or phone warm up before you boot up! Your devices should be at room temperature before you turn them on, to keep damaging condensation away.
The cold drains your batteries faster, so keep a charger on-hand.
Freezing temperatures can make screens on your phone, computer, or tablet more likely to break, so keep them in protective cases.


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The Museum of Art is pleased to offer a two-session course for the community, “Still Life: Painting Everything From Life,” November 12 and 19 at 2pm. This course, led by artist Tiago Finato, develops an understanding of color, color intensity, and value by exploring various methods of painting that form the framework of learning to interpret objects as they are seen. The still life serves as the subject for the creation of pictorial space and form. Students will acquire the fundamental perceptual, technical, and critical skills necessary to work artistically and begin to develop an understanding of the media.
Finato moved to the United States from Brazil to continue exploring the art world and established himself in Massachusetts, where he graduated with a BFA in painting. He resides in Las Cruces, where he spends most of his time painting, teaching, and studying for his MFA. Finato uses oil painting as a fundamental basis for visual language and his work investigates the process of art making as a metaphor for his own personal identity as an artist. With the use of portraiture, still life and landscapes, he creates works that reflect on who he is as an individual. His work is featured in galleries in New England and New Mexico.
Cost per participant is $20 and registration is required. Please visit the museum or call 575.541.2217 for details.
Admission to the Museum of Art is free. The museums are located on the downtown mall and are open Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 4:30pm and Saturday from 9am to 4:30pm. For additional information, visit the website at: museums.las-cruces.org.


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Kapustin, V. N., A. Clarke, Y. Shinozuka, S. Howell, V. Brekhovskikh, T. Nakajima, and A. Higurashi (2006), On the determination of a cloud condensation nuclei from satellite: Challenges and possibilities, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D04202, doi:10.1029/2004JD005527.
a by satellite and drive the Angstrom exponent (a ) toward zero. This has prompted the use of a so-called aerosol index (AI) on the basis of the product of the aerosol optical depth and the nondimensional a , both of which can be inferred from satellite observations. This approach biases the AI to be closer to scattering values generated by particles in the accumulation mode that dominate particle number and is therefore dominated by sizes commonly effective as CCN. Our measurements demonstrate that AI does not generally relate well to a measured proxy for CCN unless the data are suitably stratified. Multiple layers, complex humidity profiles, dust with very low a mixed with pollution, and size distribution differences in pollution and biomass emissions appear to contribute most to method limitations. However, we demonstrate that these characteristic differences result in predictable influences on AI. These results suggest that inference of CCN from satellites will be challenging, but new satellite and model capabilities could possibly be integrated to improve this retrieval.


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Award Winning Florist delivering in Paignton, Torquay, Brixham, Newton Abbot & Totnes. 5* Google Reviews. Same & Next Day Flower Delivery Les Fleurs Florist have a wonderfully dynamic and vibrant team creating a wonderful range of traditional bouquets to designer arrangements. Trust them with your special Birthday flowers or next anniversary arrangement. Delivering throughout Torbay and South Hams. Gift, Wedding, Funeral and Corporate Floristry undertaken.
Opened 2011. Winner of Best New Business 2014.
Bouquets, Handtieds, Arrangements, Living Cards and Basket Arrangements.
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Wonderful service, thanks so much.
My sister loved the flowers. Excellent value.
Apart from spelling my name wrong, the flowers were as advertised and they arrived at the funeral home on time. Thank you. One comment though on your website I would have liked a description of the flowers used. Saying that the website was easy to use.
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Send your love with this vibrant bouquet of the finest and freshest cerise roses, red roses, orange germini and orange lilies topped with eucalyptus.
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Our expert florists will personally create your bouquet using the finest and freshest cerise, orange, purple and lime flowers. Your bouquet flowers will be hand chosen by the Florist, the image shown is for illustration purposes only and may vary.
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Apple Vacations is expanding its B2C business by improving consumer experience, adding intelligent personalization and dynamically creating product packages – a dramatic shift from 35 years of selling wholesale only through travel agents.
This business model shift was driven by a focused effort of decision discovery and analysis at the executive level. With an understanding of decisions, the power of business rules could be put to work.
Apple Vacations is now reinventing enterprise-wide business processes and driving successful technology implementation on the road to becoming a decision-centric organization.
The business rules approach, and business rules management systems, work. Organizations adopting them show clear benefits and a positive return on investment. Successful projects combine a focus on business rules with a focus on business decisions. Decision Management Systems use advanced analytics to improve the effectiveness of your decisions, building on this business rules foundation.


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Covering 16 key topics, the school was inspiring and rich in content, consolidating revolutionary ideas and putting the pieces of world’s problems together into a revolutionary Marxist perspective and posing socialist solutions.
No other phase in this civilised world where discussing Marxism and Socialism find its exactness in the ongoing world crisis under capitalism and imperialism. Fukuyama ‘end of history’ analysis has also paralysed in the presence of ‘the beginning of new history’ presented by ongoing people’s resistance in Latin America, especially in Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador against imperialism and, at the same time, struggling to create something new: socialism in 21st century.
The topics at the school were broken into three categories: the context of the struggle which is Asian in the context of the global political and e c o n omi c situation, the movement of struggle and organizing for change.
— how to differentiate reactionary and progressive religious movements in the context of national struggles; class composition in Asia — who are the working class in a planet of slums?
— the specifics and class oppression of women; trade union struggles in Asia — the state of labour struggle in Asia and the possibilities of moving forward; nationalism and national liberation – differentiating between the two and the role of the working class poor and other popular and oppressed sectors in the struggle for national liberation; Marxism and ecology — how to link the two and unfolding ecological crisis as a direct impact of capitalism.
— how to build socialism and learn from the mistakes of socialism in the 20th century, and the importance elements will be in creating it. There was also an additional and importance discussions were about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues related to capitalism and an exchange of country experiences.
Also participating in the school were left speakers from a variety of backgrounds such as Peter Wang from the Association for the Advancement of Research in Marxism in Hong Kong, Kenji Kunitomi from the Japan Revolutionary Communist League (JRCL), Piet Engelschman and Alex de Jong from the Netherlands Socialist Alternative Politics (SAP), Pierre Rousset from the New Anti Capitalist Party in France, Philippines left-leaders Ricardo Reyes and Frank Pascual, Philippines women’s activists Yennah Torres, Walden Bello Ph. D representing the Akbayan Party List from the Philippines, Wilson Fortalesa from the Philippines Partido ng Manggagawa and Richard Solis from IIRE Manila.
The warm and comradely discussion between participants was enhanced by placing the topics in the context of Asian countries, or the semi-colonial countries, where we are conducting our day-to-day struggle. The topics such as Religion & Religious Movement, Rural Question, NGO’s, Women and LGBT issues, Nationalism & National Liberation, Strategy and Latin America Examples, Party and The Movement, and 21st Century Socialism were the most interesting discussed. Asian countries have the largest number of poor in the world (and the most small farmers and peasants) with the biggest number of NGO’s intervening, with some of the most backward cultures and dynamic people’s movements and left organisations. Much of the discussion related to how organise these into the movement of revolt.
There were however many issues that needed to be discussed further, particularly with regard to economic relations and class, imperialism, the oppression of women and LGBT, and revolutionary strategy. And this need became clear over the discussion during the school. It was also an occasion to recharge and challenge ones understanding of both theory and practice and essential for the future of revolutionary socialist struggle. There are many new and young left activists joining the movement and revolutionary organisations, often without really understanding the history of their own left traditions, or in countries with no specific left tradition.
The school was an excellent opportunity to put forward different approaches and views but did not attempt to create a uniformity of perspectives. Rather, it was a tool for learning from each other and bringing these lessons into the national context of struggle and challenging them in the national discussions . It was also an opportunity to learn and discuss historical revolutionary lessons in order to build the revolutionary party and the movement for today that is democratic, broad but at the same time radical.
By Zely Ariane, the national spokesperson for the Political Committee of the Poor-Peoples Democratic Party and a member of Free Women organization.