Facts About Tabby Cats
By Chad Stetson
Chad Stetson
Chad Stetson began his freelance writing career in 2010. He writes for various online publications, specializing in philosophy and theology topics. Stetson completed Canadian Mennonite University's academic writing program and is studying mathematics and physics at the University of Manitoba.
Tabby cats are known for their striped fur.
Most people believe that a tabby cat is a breed of cat. However, a tabby cat is not a breed of cat, but a description of a cat's coat pattern. The tabby pattern is the most common pattern of coat, especially for wild cats. Tigers and leopards both have a tabby pattern. Most pets that are a mixed breed have a tabby pattern.
Why a Tabby Pattern
Tabby patterns are useful for cats that are living in the wild. With the pattern being a camouflage, the cats can hide from predators behind grasses and trees. The tabby pattern also allows cats to be hidden from their prey. Cats with a tabby pattern have an element of surprise against their prey.
Appearance of a Tabby Pattern
A tabby pattern consists of two colors of hair. The pattern typically has a lighter color and a darker color hair. Each hair on the tabby cat has many bands of colors on each hair's length. All cats with a tabby pattern have a marking on their face that resembles the letter "M." Whatever the color of the pattern, you will still be able to see the marking.
Variations on the Pattern
The tabby pattern can have several different patterns within the classification. These patterns include the striped tabby, the blotched tabby, the spotted tabby and the ticked tabby. The stripped tabby cat has stripes down its body that are vertical looking. The blotched tabby cat appears to have a marble pattern. On the spotted tabby cat, the cat has dark spots all over its body. The ticked tabby cat does not appear to be a tabby at all. If it did not have the "M" marking, you would not even know it was a tabby.
Variations of Color
Tabby cats have numerous color variations. The tabbies can be colored in red, black, chocolate, blue, cream and many more. The best way to determine the color of a tabby is to look at its stripes and also the tip of its tail. The variations are endless on pattern and color for a tabby cat.
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Life Sciences 2011: Launch
To celebrate 100 years of International Women's Day in 2011, Suffrage Science unites the voices of leading female researchers in life science.
Over the last century many more women have been able to pursue scientific careers than before. So why is a man still six times more likely to work in a science, engineering, or technology profession than a woman (Women and men in science, engineering and technology: the UKRC statistics guide 2010), despite the fact that women make up just under half of the UK workforce?
The MRC Clinical Sciences Centre next month launches Suffrage Science, a commemorative publication highlighting the achievements of pioneer women scientists over the past century, which touches on some of the issues that women face in science today.
To mark the publication launch, on Wednesday 9th March 2011 at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, Vivienne Parry (former Tomorrow's World presenter) will engage Dame Professor Sally Davies (Chief Scientific Officer, Department of Health) and other leading women scientists and artists in a debate entitled: Are women changing science?
Central St Martins College of Art & Design mark the occasion with a bespoke jewellery and ribbon collection, which references the suffrage movement that fought for equal voting rights for women at the start of the last century. Designs will be awarded to leading female researchers as heirlooms, which they will pass on to future generations of women scientists (at a private launch to follow the debate).
The 2011 Suffrage Science Awardees are:
Professor Sarah Jayne-Blakemore (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL)
Professor Mary Collins (Director of the MRC/UCL Centre for Medical Molecular Virology)
Professor Dame Sally Davies (Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health)
Dr Helen Fisher (Research Professor at the Center for Human Evolution Studies, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA)
Professor Dame Louise Johnson (University of Oxford)
Vivienne Parry (Writer and Broadcaster)
Dr Sohaila Rastan (CSO, RNIB)
Professor Liz Robertson (Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Developmental Biology, University of Oxford)
Janet Thornton (Director, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton)
Professor Fiona Watt (Deputy Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research, Cambridge)
Watch coverage of the launch here:


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Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) references
Overview of Dietary Supplements
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
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Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a steroid produced by the adrenal gland and is a precursor of estrogens and androgens. Effects on the body are similar to those of testosterone. DHEA can also be synthesized from precursors in the wild Mexican yam; this form is the most commonly available. However, consumption of wild yam is not recommended as a supplement as the body is unable to convert the precursors to DHEA.
(See also Overview of Dietary Supplements.)
DHEA supplements are said to improve mood, energy, sense of well-being, and the ability to function well under stress. They are also said to improve muscle strength and athletic performance, stimulate the immune system, deepen nightly sleep, lower cholesterol levels, decrease body fat, build muscles, increase bone mineral density, reverse aging, improve brain function in patients with Alzheimer disease, increase libido, and decrease symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus.
The medicinal claims of DHEA have not been fully supported by the evidence. In addition, DHEA is banned by numerous professional sports organizations as it is classified as a "prohormone."
DHEA levels are known to naturally decrease with age and therefore people in search of the unattainable fountain of youth have turned to DHEA supplementation as a possible solution to ailments associated with age. Studies have been reported showing both positive and negative results. More thorough studies are warranted not only with aging but with all clinical health conditions.
An analysis of data from 4 randomized controlled trials in women and men aged ≥ 55 years found that daily supplementation of DHEA compared to placebo resulted in significant increases in lumbar spine and trochanter bone mineral density in women but not men, although men had a significant decrease in fat mass (1). A 2013 meta-analysis of data collected from studying 1353 older men in a number of trials indicated that DHEA supplementation was associated with a reduction of fat mass; however, no effect was observed for numerous other clinical parameters, including lipid and glycemic metabolism, bone health, sexual function, or quality of life (2). A similar analysis was performed in women with adrenal insufficiency and indicated that DHEA supplementation may improve the quality of life and symptoms of depression, while having no effect on anxiety and sexual well-being (3). The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) guidelines on complementary and alternative medicine treatments for depression treatment have stated that DHEA may be considered as third-line treatment for depression (4).
Adverse effects are unclear. There are theoretical risks of gynecomastia in men, hirsutism in women, acne, and stimulation of prostate and breast cancer. There is a case report of mania and one of seizure.
None are well documented.
Jankowski CM, Wolfe P, Schmiege SJ, et al: Sex-specific effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on bone mineral density and body composition: a pooled analysis of four clinical trials. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 90(2): 293-300, 2019. doi: 10.1111/cen.13901.
Corona G, Rastrelli G, Giagulli V, et al: Dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation in elderly men: a meta-analysis study of placebo controlled trials. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 98(9):3615-3626, 2013. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-1358.
Alkatib AA, Cosma M, Elamin MB, et al: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials of DHEA treatment effects on quality of life in women with adrenal insufficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94(10):3676-3781, 2009. doi: 10.1210/jc.2009-0672.
Ravindran AV, Balneaves LG, Faulkner G, et al: Canadian network for mood and anxiety treatments (CANMAT) 2016 clinical guidelines for the management of adults with major depressive disorder: Section 5. Complementary and alternative medicine treatments. Can J Psychiatry 61(9): 576-587, 2016. doi: 10.1177/0706743716660290.
The following is an English-language resource that may be useful. Please note that THE MANUAL is not responsible for the content of this resource.
National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: General information for patients about complementary health practices for menopausal symptoms
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Ten Years In Just 89 Square Feet
Jay Shafer and the Tiny House Movement
by Antony Taylor
For ten years, Jay woke up every morning to his bedroom ceiling, just 3' away from his face. After climbing down from his loft bed into his 6' x 6 ½' living room, he would enter his 4' x 2' bathroom. To most people, Jay would appear to be a prisoner, and the conditions might appear inhumane, yet Jay is not a prisoner, nor has he been forced into these living conditions. In fact, Jay not only chose to live in such a small space, he designed it himself! Jay's house for ten years, the "Epu" is the size of a walk-in closet in most of today's homes, yet it contains a living room, desk, fully ...view middle of the document...
Sustainable architecture has gained increasing interest to help reduce the demand on the planet's resources. To see that Jay first moved into his 89 square foot home in 1997, puts him well ahead of the trend. "I don't want to burn any more fossil fuels or go through any more construction materials than I have to, for space that I'm not going to use anyway. And I don't want to be putting out any more greenhouse gases than I have to." Jay says.
The idea of living small is not new, one of history's most memorable examples is Henry David Thoreau, who lived in a 10' x 15' cabin on Walden Pond for over two years in 1845. The reason for such a reduction in material lifestyle? In Thoreau's own words:
"I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion."
Henry David Thoreau, Walden, "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For"
So does Jay share a common theme with Thoreau? While some of his desires may echo the sentiment expressed by Thoreau, there was a simpler inspiration for Shafer's desire for simplicity: he hated the nearly 4,000 square foot home that he grew up in. "It was my sister and I who cleaned our house every weekend, and we envied the other kids who got to play while we cleaned the house all weekend long." Jay says.
Another quote by Jay appears to give him more in common with the growing movements of minimalist or simple living: "The more stuff I have in my life that's not contributing to my happiness, the more work I have to do, which doesn't make me happy," he says. "So, I got rid of all my unnecessary stuff and just live with what really makes me happy. That editing process is really arduous. But once it's done, that's the hard part. It's all over and you're just living very liberated from there on out." Proponents of simple living believe that a voluntary reduction of assets is not only better for the environment, but that it is also better for one's own happiness, as well. The old adage of "Less is more." is their motto. The small house movement owes a lot to the ideal of anti-consumerism, an idea that may seem foreign to some. "It's very un-American in the sense that living small means consuming less," says Jay.
Growing Into a Small House Advocate
Jay built his first small home for himself in 1997. The houses frame sits on a 7' x 14' wheeled trailer, of the type used to tow cars behind mobile homes. The reason for this is because current residential codes eschew small houses. The current International Residential Code requires that a residence have one room that is at least 120 square...
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Styx: Shards of Darkness follows the adventures of a cynical Goblin assassin who, after the events of the entirely decent Styx: Master of Shadows, is forced by circumstance to sneak into the nigh-impregnable Dark Elf city of Körangar. It promises a "nimbler, more refined" version of Styx than that of the previous game, as well as a more fully-realized world that will include many more locations than just Körangar.
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Maternity leave Paternity leave
Captain Morgan, Baileys manufacturer ups maternity, paternity leave
By Caroline Hroncich May 29, 2019, 1:57 a.m. EDT 2 Min Read
Diageo is boosting family-friendly benefits for its more than 30,000 global employees.
The beverage company — which manufactures liquor brands including Captain Morgan, Ciroc and Baileys — will give female employees a minimum of 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave following the birth, adoption, surrogacy or foster placement of a child. The company is also adding a minimum of four weeks of fully paid paternity leave, although some markets, including the U.S., are increasing it to 26 weeks. The changes will go into effect in July.
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Police warn accused robber 'at large and believed to be armed' with gun in Port St. Lucie
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Police warn accused robber 'at large and believed to be armed' with gun in Port St. Lucie More than two weeks after an armed robbery/grand theft auto, police warned the public the accused robber is 'at large and believed to be armed with a firearm.' Check out this story on tcpalm.com: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/2019/11/08/police-warn-accused-robber-at-large-and-believed-armed/2534380001/
Will Greenlee, Treasure Coast Newspapers Published 5:46 p.m. ET Nov. 8, 2019 | Updated 6:24 p.m. ET Nov. 8, 2019
PORT ST. LUCIE — More than two weeks after an armed robbery and grand theft auto case, police warned the public Friday that the accused robber is "at large and believed to be armed with a firearm."
Joseph Dahvarin Morgan (Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE)
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MMA ODDS AND ENDS FOR FRIDAY: UFC LONDON GETS TILL VS. MASVIDAL, EDWARDS VS. NELSON
UFC London is set with its own main and co-main event. The card takes place March 16 at The O2 Arena in London, England, along with my ideas about the two new high-profile bouts added to the card are below.
Darren Until Armour Jorge Masvidal, UFC Fight Night 147
An intriguing welterweight matchup involving Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal is set since the headlining five-round battle at UFC Fight Night 147. ESPN broke the information. Till (17-1-1) is 5-1-1 overall in the UFC and in his final bout endured his first career loss by entry to winner Tyron Woodley in UFC 228. Till remains one of the most popular fighters in the division, and all of Europe, so regardless of the loss he always made a great deal of sense to headline this card in London. He flirted with the idea of going around middleweight but decided to stay at welterweight to get his hands on Masvidal, who stylistically should wear a good fight against Till. Masvidal (32-13) is 9-6 overall from the UFC and has not fought since a 2017 conclusion loss to Stephen"Wonderboy" Thompson. He has not really won a fight in almost two decades because a TKO win over Donald Cerrone, but is still clearly a skilled and dangerous fighter. Masvidal was presumed to fight Nick Diaz in UFC 235, but that fight fizzled and he'll now take on forever.
I'm expecting a really competitive fight between Till and Masvidal, but given that he's from England and considering all of the betting support he generally gets, I fully expect forever to be the preferred here. I do think it is a close fight but would definitely be interested in Masvidal if he is available at a plus number.
Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson, UFC Fight Night 147
At the same time, a welterweight bout between contenders Leon Edwards and Gunnar Nelson will function as co-main occasion of UFC Fight Night 147. Edwards (16-3) is 8-2 at the UFC and is riding a silent six-fight win series at the moment with a decision win over Donald Cerrone in his final outing. He's quietly evolved into one of the best welterweights in the UFC, but has been waiting to get his hands on a top-10 opponent. He's finally found a taker in the form of Nelson, who's coming from a huge win over Alex Oliveira in UFC 231. Nelson (17-3-1) rode a 1.5 decades layoff into the Oliveira fight but completely dominated him for one of their biggest wins of his UFC career up to now. He's never climbed to the championship degree that lots of observers of the game expected he at a point in time, but he has nonetheless proven himself to be a good fighter in 170lbs, and the triumph over Oliveira revealed just how good he is at his best.
This looks like another aggressive fight. Edwards has shown a yearlong game in his last couple of fights but Nelson is clearly an incredibly-dangerous finisher and is coming off of a big win. Based on the recent triumph over Oliviera I would guess Nelson is pegged as the favorite here, but I think Edwards could have a good deal of dangers in what should be a very close fight.
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From Too Old to Cry
It is probable that Frederick Exley was the best-known unknown novelist working in America during the seventies. Ever since the publication in the late sixties of A Fan's Notes he has symbolized the enigmatic position of the serious writer in this country. That book and the publication of the second volume in an autobiographical trilogy, Pages from a Cold Island, did little more than further Exley's history of living on the economic edge. People in America don't want to read about poverty and alcoholism and suicide and divorce, which is what Exley writes about. They want to read Jackie Susann paperbacks about Hollywood and cocaine and boys doing erotic things with other boys. The best sellers these days are not written by writers. They are written by shrinks and jocks and sex doctors and escape artists and gangsters and former White House people and other actors.
This is a hell of a time for writers. Billy Faulkner wouldn't be able to buy the groceries these days unless he found a way for the postmistress in Oxford, Mississippi, to get raped at high noon down at the railroad depot. You have to have sex or white collar crime or an international conspiracy or UFOs or sharks to make it now. John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath forty years ago. It was all about the rich versus the hungry. That, incidentally, is the test of a great novel: Can you sum it up in one sentence, or, better yet, one phrase? They called Steinbeck a communist when the novel came out in 1939 and it was 1962 when he finally won the Nobel Prize in spite of the flak. Good timing, there, John. Today nobody wants to read that crap. Reality, thy name is mud.
Fred Exley is pushing fifty years of age now. His life, once a disaster, is coming back together. He was born and reared in Watertown, New York, where his father was the all-time local football hero. That is what A Fan's Notes is all about: how the son of the small-time biggie manages not to cope. Ex went through divorce and whiskey and impotence and insanity—he doesn't bother to change his own name in the "novel"—but now he is making it. He paid his dues. Now he turns out to be something of a pussycat, living four blocks away from his mother in an apartment in Alexandria Bay, New York, where he cooks and cleans and washes for himself and drops into a neighborhood bar to drink with the same guys he once got into trouble with as a kid.
"You Southerners like to talk about roots, like you invented it," he was saying the other day, "but I got news for y'all. Everybody wants to go back home."
His books are classics read mainly by critics and other writers and people eager to honor distinguished writers. The last he heard, A Fan's Notes had sold fewer than eighty-five hundred copies in hardcover (the author sees approximately one dollar per book on a hardcover) and was going into its sixth futile paperback attempt. Pages from a Cold Island, which came out in the late seventies, hasn't done a bit better. The final autobiographical work of the trilogy—this Exley journey through America—is called Last Notes from Home, and there is little hope that it will do anything at the box office. "What you've got to do," I was telling him yesterday, "is take up with somebody who can handle all of that money from your estate. Writers like you get rich fifty years after they die."
Ex just left. He spent two nights sleeping on our sofa—all right, one night, taking out for the evening he spent alley-catting—en route to Hawaii. He planned to spend six months or so at Lanai City—on a plantation, with somebody he went to kindergarten with—and to try to finish the third novel. Then he would go back home to upstate New York to do whatever was necessary for survival. A movie was made of A Fan's Notes—so bad that it never got below Canada—and there are always pieces to be written for the magazines.
Exley, having lived through personal disasters before, has more or less made a separate peace with the world. He is a novelist in the purest sense. He suffers and takes notes and lives to get even with the bastards. He is good and he knows it. He doesn't cotton to the literati hanging out every night at Elaine's in Manhattan and the Lion's Head in Greenwich Village and those pubs on Long Island like Bobby Vann's. He prefers to live near his mother and the guys he grew up with, up there in an isolated part of the country where it gets deep in snow about this time of year ("Going to Hawaii is a cop-out, like running from a fight, but it's my cop-out"), and to continue writing about what he has seen and lived through.
So. Ex and I had some fun together. My wife and I threw a party on his first night in town—all writers and editors, although the only guest who had read A Fan's Notes was a slump-shouldered socialist who once knew Bob Dylan in Minnesota—and Ex lay about the next night because of what transpired earlier that day. I was then the hot new columnist for the San Francisco Examiner and had finally been invited to one of the semifamous Round Table Luncheon gatherings thrown by an upwardly mobile divorcee named—for the present—Pat Montandon. Pat and her rich husband of the moment invite a dozen or so "famous" and "exciting" people, known as "personalities," to their elegant penthouse atop Nob Hill. Everybody sits around sipping cocktails and being served lunch by a German husband-and-wife team and then discusses important issues like Transcendental Meditation. The luncheons become Radical Chic pretty quickly. Ex and I, at any rate, warmed up at my place with bloody marys and then took a cab.
"You want to frisk me?" Ex said to the guard at the elevator. "All I got is a flask." We ascended to the penthouse, had some martinis, and then everybody sat around the famous round table. Pat Montandon, as is the custom, went counterclockwise around the table.
Each person was introduced and asked to talk about what he or she was "involved with." There was Jessica Mitford and the founder of the National Organization of Women and an effeminate liberal clergyman and a token black and I, the displaced Southern of a truck driver, and many others. Ex, this crazed novelist, was ordering more martinis and was wondering how far he would fall if he took a leap through the plate-glass window onto Jones Street.
"Frederick," Pat Montandon said when it came his turn, "would you tell us about yourself and what you are working on?" There was terror in Exley's face as he wobbled to his feet, drink in hand, and addressed the assembly. He whispered to the German Hausfrau to sweeten his drink. There was a wheeze and a long pause. "My name," he told them, "is Fred Ex. I am an alcoholic." Then he sat down, and Pat Montandon issued orders to serve lunch immediately.
[Photo of Fred Schruers, Frederick Exley, and David Hirshey, courtesy of Hirshey]
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UCI: How has the COVID situation been like at your facility?
Caller: Well, it's been sputtering along. They just recently stated that they would force those who are going to take the COVID test, and that prompted some of the people who were reluctant to, you know, take the test. But, there's still quite a few persons who refuse.
UCI: And how has the vaccination situation been like at your facility?
Caller: How has it been like?
UCI: Yeah, like, the vaccination process?
Caller: It's been going slowly. But, you know, as I was saying earlier, they, you know, offered to us. And I just recently completed mine. And so, there is quite a few who refused to take it for some reason or another.
[Unintelligible], you know, it's due in part because they feel that they don't take the test while being here then, you know, they'll stay in the County that much longer and, you know, that state, you know, more hesitant about infecting them.
But, like my celly, my celly hasn't taken his test. And, you know, that really concerns considering that, you know, I've taken mine.
UCI: Oh, okay. So, you've had both vaccines?
Caller: Yes, taken – did you say did I take both tests?
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UCI: Yes.
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2020: the year running records were rewritten
Ally Beaven
As featured in The Sunday Times
'It is probably the running book I have most enjoyed.' – Steve Birkinshaw
'The emotional pain of failing just felt like it was going to be a bit worse than the physical pain of carrying on … '
Attempting to break long-distance running records used to be an underground endeavour, until the virus-stricken summer of 2020 came along. Only a few, such as the Bob Graham Round in the Lake District, had ever broken into mainstream consciousness. But an absence of running races thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented rise in the popularity of attempts at breaking these records.
In Broken, Ally Beaven takes an entertaining look at just why 2020 was so unusual for long-distance running. With his interest in Fastest Known Times (FKTs) piqued, Beaven immerses himself in the scene. His summer becomes one of spending hours in the hills feeding, cajoling and generally trying to keep safe the runners he is supporting, as well as following the dots of live trackers in the middle of the night and endlessly refreshing his Twitter feed as records tumble around the country.
Through the stories of John Kelly's epic Grand Round, Beth Pascall's record-shattering Bob Graham Round, Donnie Campbell's mind-bending new mark for bagging all 282 Munros, Jo Meek's new overall record for the Nigel Jenkins Dartmoor Round and many others, Beaven brings us an inside look at the incredible FKT machine.
Broken is the story of the summer of 2020, a historic time for running in the UK.
Ally Beaven is a part-time barman and hill runner who lives in the Scottish Highlands and enjoys the long stuff. He's run races in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Appalachians and even England. As well as a marathon PB of 2.12 (set at the Berlin Marathon on rollerblades), he holds the bad weather course record at the An Teallach Hill Race and has failed at both the Paddy Buckley and Bob Graham rounds. He lost his much-loved Cairngorm 4,000s record to Finlay Wild and is counting the days until his FKT for the Big 6, set in the summer of 2020, is similarly snatched from his grasp. Broken is his first book.
Title: Broken
Subtitle: 2020: the year running records were rewritten
Author: Ally Beaven
Extent: 160 pages, with one 8pp colour plate
Cover: Paperback (flaps)
'Ally brings to life the stories of records set in the Cairngorms, Dartmoor and Land's End to John o'Groats alongside other long-distance feats. He has a great way of telling a story and scratching beneath the surface to see what made 2020 such a record-breaking year.' – Dave Littler, The Fellrunner
'Ally has brought together the stories of record-breaking hill, fell and ultra runners into a great book. What he does brilliantly is he manages to pick out the important and amusing details and tell them in light-hearted, down to earth style. There are fascinating accounts of the different motivations for breaking the records and the effort and commitment needed for the runners to fulfil their goals. He has produced a really enjoyable read. It is probably the running book I have most enjoyed.' – Steve Birkinshaw, record-breaking fell runner and author of There is No Map in Hell
'Not only does Ally write about these inspiring adventures in a knowledgeable and enjoyable way, he was often in the midst of them, helping his fellow athletes achieve some truly remarkable records in a really special summer of adventure.' – Robbie Britton, GB 24-hour runner, coach and former FKT holder
'This is a great book, not just about some extraordinary athletes, but also those who support them, with some really interesting history about the records mixed in. With no races on the horizon these athletes showed their positivity by attempting these incredible challenges, and in doing so brought the whole running community together.' – Mimi Anderson, endurance athlete, coach, author and Guinness World Record holder
'You might expect an anthology of ultrarunning struggles to be a bit dry, but Broken is an understated and (seemingly) effortless stroke of genius.' – Keri Wallace, UKHillwalking.com
'Beaven writes about what has been an extraordinary running year with no small degree of humour and an eye for detail, which comes from having shared at first hand the feelings experienced by those who set the FKTs.' – Fraser Clyne, The Press and Journal
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Toward the elections with popular figureheads: pointing out an emerging crisis
August 17, 2020 Aleksandras Izgorodinas Lithuania, Politics, Top 0
The Seimas - DELFI / Tomas Vinickas
The party leader is not the person to lead it into the elections. Not only the election favourites, the "Farmers" and Conservatives are looking to engage in the struggle for seats in Seimas this way but also certain other political powers. This once again serves as confirmation for murmurs about a leadership crisis within the parties, Vytautas Bruveris, in lrytas.lt.
Twenty-two parties and 282 candidates they have nominated – this is the line-up preparing at the starting line of the Seimas 2020 elections, following the conclusion of political campaign participant application gathering by the Central Electoral Commission (VRK). Another 28 individuals decided to participate in the elections independently and gather voters' signatures themselves.
Most current members of parliament are looking to return to Seimas for next term – even those who previously declared they would be retiring from politics.
Those intent on pursuing a Seimas seat without party support and gather signatures independently can still present declaratory documents to the VRK up to the beginning of August.
Meanwhile, parties, having registered as participants of the electoral campaign, have registered as representatives also those who will be their candidates in the single-mandate electoral districts. Furthermore, most parties have also approved their electoral lists for the multi-mandate electoral district.
Nevertheless, what is most eye-catching is that a part of the political parties have chosen not their leaders as the engine of their campaigns, but non-partisan figures.
Ratings – not for everyone
That non-partisan Ingrida Šimonytė would be the headliner of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats' list, having been their presidential candidate, was unveiled already in spring.
The flag bearer of the ruling Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, was reticent far longer about participating in the list, but finally, in summer, the party council officially confirmed he would be the headliner.
Both Conservatives leader Gabrielius Landsbergis and "Farmer" leader Ramūnas Karbauskis remain second in their respective lists. Furthermore, the chairmen have not permitted their fellow members to rate them alongside the rest.
So far, it is not fully clear whether these two politicians will also compete in the single-mandate electoral districts, despite pledging to do so.
G. Landsbergis has stated he will run in Kaunas, in the Centre-Žaliakalnis electoral district, the party has also decided to nominate him there. However, so far, his name is not yet among the candidates that the Conservatives have registered with the VRK in the single-mandate districts.
R. Karbauskis has also promised to run for Seimas in the same place he won his seat in 2016 – in Kaunas. However, it is still uncertain what district he will do so – if he will at all.
I. Šimonytė plans to run in the capital's Antakalnis single-mandate district, while S. Skvernelis – the capital's Pilaitė-Karoliniškės district.
The reasons why the leaders of the main political powers have not stepped up to the first position of their respective lists and have prevented ratings from influencing their top two positions are clear.
In public opinion polls, both R. Karbauskis and G. Landsbergis are among the most disliked politicians, while S. Skvernelis and I. Šimonytė – among the most popular.
Furthermore, both parties contain significant discontent with their leaders. This is also indicated by the party list rating results, which the leaders had the opportunity to adjust.
Tension between two wings
A confrontation has long festered and continues to grow stronger in the Conservatives' ranks between the so-called Christian democrat camp, notable for its more radical right-wing ideology, and G. Landsbergis' supporters who are accused of betraying traditional values, poisoning the party with extreme liberalism.
After rating, the third and fourth place were handed to namely the leaders of the first camp – members of Seimas Laurynas Kasčiūnas and Paulius Saudargas. The first is even mentioned as a potential chief rival to G. Landsbergis in competing for the party chairmanship.
The top ten features a few other Christian democrats after the ratings. The party leadership only made minor adjustments to the listing – P. Saudargas was pushed to fifth place, while G. Landsbergis' faithful ally Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė was lifted to fourth place.
That said, some among the Conservatives assert that the rating results do not reflect the real balance of power – apparently, L. Kasčiūnas and his like-minded company do not actually have broad support and only accrued rating points because they actively campaigned for themselves in the party branches.
Pleasing the loyal
Meanwhile, the "Farmer" list's top fairly clearly reflects that R. Karbauskis, despite rebellious moods within the party, maintains a firm grip on the party and can punish the discontented by pushing them downward far more resolutely than G. Landsbergis.
The "Farmer" list's top ten is completely dominated by R. Karbauskis loyalists within the party, this including even those who have remained unknown at the national level despite being in government for four years.
For example, fourth place, after Minister of Healthcare Aurelijus Veryga, who is in fourth, features member of Seimas Aušrinė Norkienė. This politician was elected in Tauragė and she is R. Karbauskis' first deputy. According to party members themselves, such recognition was earned through loyalty to the leader.
After Tomas Tomilinas, who previously sought to be one of the party's rebels, we also see members' of R. Karbauskis' personal entourage in Seimas – Eugenijus Jovaiša, Agnė Širinskienė, Valius Ąžuolas, Guoda Burokienė, Jonas Jarutis.
Meanwhile, one of the leader's critics, a party veteran and first Seimas Vice Speaker Rima Baškienė has been pushed to 12th place.
What is curious is that most of the cabinet members – both ministers and members of the prime minister's personal team – have landed in the top twenty or thirty. For example, cabinet chancellor Algirdas Stončaitis is 13th and vice chancellor Lukas Savickas – 16th.
Ministers of environment and social security and labour Kęstutis Mažeika and Linas Kukuraitis are 17th and 18th respectively. Then, up to the very end of the top fifty, you find almost exclusively current members of Seimas.
Minister surprises
Among the political powers, which will be led into the elections not by their chairmen, we also find the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Party.
As number one of their list, Social Democrat Labour have tapped Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius. This is natural – this politician is a more popular figure than most of the party's figures combined.
The party leader, Seimas Vice Speaker Gediminas Kirkilas is placed as second and Seimas Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Juozas Bernatonis is in third.
However, most political experts were surprised by how L. Linkevičius not only agreed to run for election but to also be the flag bearer of a party he essentially only formally represented.
This is because, in political couloirs, it has long been discussed how the minister is looking to take the office of Lithuanian ambassador following the elections, perhaps in the United States.
On the other hand, this could still be the case because looking at public opinion polls, Social Democrat Labour will have to work very hard to enter Seimas.
Furthermore, the "Farmers" unexpectedly terminated an agreement of offering them support in certain single-mandate districts upon being irked by how their partners refused to back them in certain votes in Seimas.
Not risking a mandate
Another candidate to participate in the government puzzle after the Seimas elections is the Labour Party. It has left its chairman Viktor Uspaskich as a member of the European Parliament but officially declared him a prime minister candidate.
It is clear that V. Uspaskich did not want to risk his MEP mandate, which he would have to abandon if he were elected to Seimas. As such, he left headlining to the somewhat forgotten former Minister of Agriculture Virgilijus Jukna.
The Labour list is also dominated by old and loyal to V. Uspaskich figures remaining in the party, including former member of Seimas Vytautas Gapšys.
From among individuals unrelated to politics, perhaps the most notable in the list is former Klaipėda Neptūnas centre Simas Galdikas. The Labour Party intends to nominate him in Klaipėda.
Leftist leader – into the fire
The opposition Social Democrats do not conceal their major ambitions for the coming Seimas elections, but they have acted unlike the "Farmers", Conservatives, Social Democrat Labour and Labour – party chairman Gintautas Paluckas has been chosen to lead the party electoral roll.
A risk can be perceived here – this politician holds no office and furthermore has lost elections in a single-mandate district.
That said, it was also not possible to rate him either during the forming of the candidates' list for his party.
The top ten is also dominated by party veterans and Paluckas loyalists. The second position on the list has gone to former Minister of Finance Rasa Budbergytė.
But there are also newer faces – member of Seimas Dovilė Šakalienė, who left the "Farmers" for the Social Democrats, also economist Romas Lazutka. The top twenty also includes former Green Party chairman Linas Balsys, who joined the leftists this term, and journalist Giedrius Drukteinis.
A Seimas veteran, Algimantas Salamakinas has decided to try his luck in the elections despite having publicly promised a number of times to no longer participate in politics.
Thus, the Social Democrats, viewed as among the main pretenders to participate in forming a new ruling coalition, have seemingly fulfilled promises made by G. Paluckas a number of times before to mostly base themselves on tested party cadres.
Will famous names help?
The Conservatives' main companions and supporters if they manage to win the Seimas elections, the Liberals, seem to have gone a step too far in seeking decorations for their list.
The Liberal Movement list will be led into the elections by its chairwoman Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, second place goes to Neringa municipal council member Andrius Bagdonas, who rose after ratings, while in third is Seimas Speaker, former "Farmer" Viktoras Pranckietis.
When the Liberals officially invited V. Pranckietis to join them and he accepted the invitation, many observed that this step could prove detrimental for the party. While V. Pranckietis remains a fairly popular politician, most of the Liberals' most loyal voters could be angered by the sheltering of this defector. This could harm a party, which has yet to recover from its potential corruption scandal.
The Liberals' list features other notable names as well. For example, the top ten features members of Seimas Virgilijus Alekna, Eugenijus Gentvilas, famous political scientist Raimundas Lopata, protocol and etiquette expert Arminas Lydeka.
There's also no lack of famous names in the Freedom and Justice party list. It was founded by the so-called three musketeers and they hold the top three slots, namely former Order and Justice party leader and the new party's chairman Remigijus Žemaitaitis, former Vilnius Mayor Artūras Zuokas, former Seimas Speaker Artūras Paulauskas. By the way, this political power was registered as the Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals), but after formalities, it should be renamed as Freedom and Justice.
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Celebrate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's anniversary with their most loving moments
Three years and counting!
Baby Archie and Prince Harry are all smiles in photo by Meghan Markle
Jan. 2, 202000:32
By Lindsay Lowe
Happy anniversary to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex!
Prince Harry, 36, and the former Meghan Markle, 39, are celebrating their third wedding anniversary on May 19. They tied the knot in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in 2018.
Happy anniversary to these lovebirds!OWEN COOBAN / EPA
It's safe to say these past three years have been eventful ones for the royal couple, between the birth of their first child, Archie, the announcement of their second baby on the way and, of course, their new chapter in California after stepping down as senior members of the British royal family.
While life has definitely changed for the couple, one thing has remained constant: their sweet displays of affection for each other. Ever since they went public with their relationship in 2017, it has been clear that they are head over heels in love.
Their romance has played out in photos showing them holding hands and exchanging loving glances during events — as well as in moments when they've stood up for each other and defended their values in the face of harsh public scrutiny.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pose for 1st photos with royal baby
In honor of their anniversary, here's a look back at some of the duke and duchess' most loving moments and the sweet things they've said about each other through the years.
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'The stars were aligned'
The chemistry between Harry and Meghan was clear as they shared the details of their engagement in a BBC interview in late 2017. The couple held hands throughout the interview as Harry described how he had fallen in love "so incredibly quickly."
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle share how he proposed in the first interview together
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"(It) was sort of confirmation to me that all the stars were aligned," he said at the time. "Everything was just perfect. It was this beautiful woman just sort of literally tripped and fell into my life."
Meghan also spoke lovingly as she recalled how her then-fiancé popped the question during a "cozy" night at home when they were roasting a chicken.
"It was just an amazing surprise. It was so sweet and natural and very romantic. He got on one knee," she said.
"As a matter of fact, I could barely let you finish proposing," she went on. "I said, 'Can I say yes now?'"
Their romantic engagement photo shoot
The couple celebrated their engagement during an appearance before the media at Kensington Palace in November 2017.
They celebrated their engagement during an official photo-call at Kensington Palace.Chris Jackson / Getty Images
Asked when he knew Meghan was "the one," Harry was quick to answer, "The first time we met."
They also released a few romantic engagement photos, including this black-and-white snapshot that revealed their affection for each other, without any hint of formality.
They are so in love!Kensington Palace
They may be a royal couple, but their candid and intimate engagement photos reminded everyone that they are, first and foremost, two people in love.
Harry's sweet words at the altar
They exchanged loving glances throughout the ceremony.TODAY
The couple's wedding was closely watched by people around the world, and its star-studded guest list included the likes of Oprah Winfrey, George and Amal Clooney, and David and Victoria Beckham.
But despite the epic scale of the ceremony and the media frenzy that accompanied it, the duke and duchess managed to share sweet, private moments of affection throughout the day.
Royal Wedding: Prince Harry lifts Meghan Markle's veil
They exchanged warm glances during the ceremony in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, and when the former Meghan Markle arrived at the altar, the prince was seen saying to her, "You look amazing."
Just all their loving glances
There are too many examples to name of the duke and duchess being generally adorable together. Whenever they appear in public, their affection for one another is clear to see, thanks to their loving body language and all the sweet glances and smiles they exchange.
Aww!Peter Nicholls / Reuters
They shared one such cute moment when they attended an MLB game in London in 2019.
Those smiles!Samir Hussein / WireImage
They also beamed at each other in this gorgeous photo from the Endeavour Fund Awards in London back in March 2020. It was their first royal event since announcing their plan to step back from the royal family.
Introducing baby Archie
The couple was all smiles when they introduced their first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world in May 2019.
Hello, Archie!
After Archie was born, Harry also gushed about the experience of becoming a dad — and watching his wife become a mom — in a surprise interview outside the couple's home at Frogmore Cottage.
Prince Harry on royal baby's arrival: 'I'm just over the moon'
"It was amazing. Absolutely incredible. I'm incredibly proud of my wife," he said. "As every father and parent would ever say, your baby is absolutely amazing, but this little thing is absolutely to die for so I'm just over the moon."
Harry stands up for Meghan
The duke and duchess have always been each other's fiercest defenders. Back in 2016 when they were still just dating, Harry issued a rare statement via his spokesman condemning racist and sexist press attacks on Meghan.
"The past week has seen a line crossed," read the Kensington Palace statement. "His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment. Some of this has been very public — the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments."
It seems like the couple will always have each other's backs.Samir Hussein / WireImage
"(The prince) knows commentators will say this is 'the price she has to pay' and that 'this is all part of the game.' He strongly disagrees," the statement also said. "This is not a game — it is her life and his."
Harry once again stood up for himself and his wife in January 2020, when he spoke during an event about their decision to step back from the royal family.
He noted that his wife "upholds the same values as I do" and that "she's the same woman I fell in love with."
"Once Meghan and I were married, we were excited, we were hopeful, and we were here to serve," he continued. "For those reasons, it brings me great sadness that it has come to this."
"It was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges," he added. "And I know I haven't always gotten it right, but as this goes, there really was no other option."
Another sweet pregnancy announcement
The royal couple melted hearts with a beautiful photo celebrating the duchess' second pregnancy.
The couple looked relaxed and more in love than ever as they announced they are expecting baby no. 2. Misan Harriman
Similar to their black-and-white engagement photo, this image captured the couple in a sweet, candid moment, with Harry sitting barefoot in the grass and the duchess resting her head on his lap and cradling her baby bump.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announce they're expecting their 2nd child
"With the tree of life behind them and the garden representing fertility, life and moving forward, they didn't need any direction, because they are, and always have been, waltzing through life together as absolute soulmates," photographer Misan Harriman said in an interview with British Vogue.
'Love always wins'
The duke and duchess finished 2020 with a message of hope and optimism, joining forces for a holiday podcast honoring health care workers and all those affected by the pandemic.
Baby Archie talks during Harry and Meghan Markle's podcast
"From us, I'll say no matter what life throws at you guys, trust us when we say, love wins," Meghan said during the podcast.
"Love always wins," Harry agreed.
What's next for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry?
Lindsay Lowe
Lindsay Lowe has been a regular contributor to TODAY.com since 2016, covering pop culture, style, home and other lifestyle topics. She is also working on her first novel, a domestic drama set in rural Regency England.


WOW! Judicial Watch says FBI deleted Comey, McCabe text messages
Published on : November 2, 2018 Published by : Jacob Palmieri
Judicial Watch announced they are suing the FBI and claimed that they think text messages between Former FBI Director James Comey and Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe were deleted.
JUDICIAL WATCH:
Judicial Watch announced today that it filed lawsuits regarding the maintenance of text messages as federal records and for records of the audit of communications of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
After the FBI claimed that text messages are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Judicial Watch filed suit to ensure that text messages are being preserved. The new Administrative Procedure Act lawsuit against the FBI challenges the FBI failure to preserve FBI text messages as required by the Federal Records Act. (Judicial Watch v. FBI (No.1:18-cv-02316)).
In its lawsuit Judicial Watch points to a related case in which Michael G. Seidel, the assistant section chief of the Record/Information Dissemination Section in the FBI's Information Management Division, stated: "text messages on [FBI]-issued devices are not automatically integrated into an FBI records system." (Danik v. U.S. Department of Justice, (No. 1:17-cv-01792)).
Judicial Watch argued that the FBI "does not have a recordkeeping program in place that provides effective controls over the maintenance of electronic messages, including text messages." Moreover, "The FBI relies upon its personnel to incorporate their text messages into a recordkeeping system. If FBI personnel do not actively incorporate their text messages into a recordkeeping system, the text messages are not preserved."
Judicial Watch asked the court to declare the FBI's failure to have a recordkeeping program for electronic messages to be "not in accordance with law" and that the court order the FBI "to establish and maintain a recordkeeping program that provides effective controls over the maintenance of electronic messages."
If text messages are not preserved, then they may be deleted and never produced to Congress, criminal investigators, and to the American people under FOIA.
Judicial Watch also filed suit against the Justice Department after the DOJ failed to respond to an August 27, 2018, FOIA request seeking the FBI's audit records of McCabe's communications (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:18-cv-02283)).
In 2015, a political action committee run by Terry McAuliffe, a close friend and political supporter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, donated nearly $500,000 to Andrew McCabe's wife Jill, who was then running for the Virginia State Senate. Also, the Virginia Democratic Party, over which McAuliffe had significant influence, donated an additional $207,788 to the Jill McCabe campaign. In July 2015, Andrew McCabe was in charge of the FBI's Washington, DC, field office, which provided personnel resources to the Clinton email probe.
In July 2017, Judicial Watch filed three FOIA lawsuits seeking communications between the FBI and McCabe concerning "ethical issues" involving his wife's political campaign; McCabe's communications with McAuliffe; and McCabe's travel vouchers.
Following an Inspector General Report, a grand jury reportedly was impaneled recently to investigate McCabe's possible role in leaks to the media "to advance his personal interests."
The FBI has told Judicial Watch that it is under no legal obligation to produce any of Andrew McCabe's text messages under FOIA, which has attracted criticismfrom President Trump.
"This lawsuit exposes a massive FBI cover-up of its text messages, which are government records and are, by the thousands, likely to have been deleted and lost by FBI employees," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. "And of course, this cover-up conveniently impacts the production of text messages to Judicial Watch and Congress of disgraced FBI officials Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page and James Comey."
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Women whose first pregnancy was ectopic have fewer children
by Editor	,	January 7, 2013
Women whose first pregnancy is ectopic are likely to have fewer children in the following 20-30 years than women whose first pregnancy ends in a delivery, miscarriage or abortion, according to results from a study of nearly 3,000 women in Denmark. In addition, these women have a five-fold increased risk of a subsequent ectopic pregnancy.
The first study to look at long-term reproductive outcomes in women whose first pregnancy was ectopic is published online in Human Reproduction.
Ectopic pregnancies are pregnancies where a fertilised egg implants somewhere other than the lining of the womb; often it's in one of the Fallopian tubes. Approximately one percent of pregnancies are ectopic, and they are never viable; often the eggs die, sometimes a drug called methotrexate is given so that the pregnancy tissue is absorbed into the woman's body, and sometimes surgery is needed.
Although it is already known that a previous ectopic pregnancy can increase the risk of a subsequent one, most studies have been small and with short follow-up. "We found no controlled study assessing long-term reproductive prognosis in women whose first pregnancy is ectopic," write the authors of the current study.
The researchers collected data from four Danish registries covering the period 1977-2009. They found 2,917 women whose first pregnancy was ectopic between 1977-1982 and who, except for those who died or emigrated, were followed to the end of 2009 or for an average of 23 years.
These women were matched with other women of the same age whose first pregnancy resulted in a delivery, miscarriage or abortion. They were also compared with a fourth group of women who had no recorded pregnancy in the year of matching.
Dr Line Lund Kårhus (MD), a research student in the Gynaecological Clinic at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark, said: "We found that the group of women who had a first ectopic pregnancy had the lowest delivery rate and total number of pregnancies over the following 20-30 years when compared with the other groups, and also lower rates of miscarriages and abortions. They had between a 4.7 times and ten times increased risk of further ectopic pregnancies."
Women who had had an ectopic pregnancy had the lowest long-term rate of subsequent deliveries of 69 per 100 women, compared with 126 per 100 among women who had a first miscarriage, 77 per 100 among women who had a first abortion, 73 per 100 among women whose first pregnancy ended in a delivery, and 101 per 100 among the women who were not pregnant in the year the women were matched with each other.
Compared to women who had a first miscarriage, the number of subsequent deliveries among the women who had a first ectopic pregnancy was reduced by nearly a half (45 percent). When compared with women whose first pregnancy resulted in a delivery, there was no statistically significant difference: the women in the ectopic pregnancy group had a slightly reduced (5 percent) number of subsequent pregnancies, ending up with approximately one child less during the follow-up period.
"It is not surprising that there was little difference between the women who had an ectopic pregnancy and women who delivered a baby from their first pregnancy," said Dr Kårhus. "We think women with a first ectopic pregnancy have to try harder to achieve the number of deliveries they wish. However, their attempts are counterbalanced by the fact they are less fertile, and, therefore, ultimately they end up with one less birth."
When compared to women whose first pregnancy ended in an induced abortion or who were not pregnant in the year the different groups of women were matched, the number of subsequent deliveries among women in the ectopic pregnancy group was reduced by 11 percent and 31 percent respectively.
"These results indicate that fertility is compromised in women whose first pregnancy is ectopic and even after 30 years they have significantly fewer children compared with other women," she said. "We had expected that, over time, women would compensate for their reduced fertility by making more attempts to become pregnant. However, our results demonstrate that these extra attempts at pregnancy do not result in the same number of babies for women whose first pregnancy was ectopic compared with other women."
The study also showed that women in the ectopic pregnancy group were less likely to have a subsequent miscarriage or an induced abortion (a 54 percent and 28 percent reduced risk respectively), when compared with women whose first pregnancy ended in miscarriage.
The researchers say that it is possible that better assisted reproductive techniques that have been developed in recent years could improve the long-term delivery rates for women with ectopic pregnancies, and this is under current investigation.
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My 7 Worst Stock Picks of 2018
All seven of them were bad, but each for a different reason
By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 14, 2018, 1:28 pm EDT November 14, 2018
Investment gurus and talking heads who appear in the business media love to talk about their best stock ideas. Not many like to talk about their worst ideas. What do you think is the number one trait of an outstanding portfolio manager or research analyst? In my books, it's humility. The ability to understand that you're human and likely to be wrong 40%-50% of the time.
Venture capital investor Howard Lindzon is one of those humble people who prefer to talk about the losses more than the wins. A recent blog post of his reminded me of this fact.
"I am wrong all the time. It is painful. It is worse when I actually have shared the idea. I come clean here when my ideas shared here go wrong," Lindzon wrote. "It is amazing how forgiving people are and more importantly how much better my investing has gotten.
"Long story short … ask people what their worst idea is/was. If they answer it, you can trust them a little bit more."
Lindzon's post reminded me that it's a good time of the year to start reminiscing about 2018. In particular what went wrong this past year. I made some right calls in 2018, but I also made some terrible ones. Today, I'll to go over my seven worst stock ideas of 2018.
Source: Daniel Cukier via Flickr
My Worst Stock Picks of 2018: JD.com (JD)
It's fair to say that no one could have predicted back in January that JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) CEO and founder Richard Liu would be embroiled in U.S. legal troubles as we head into the final weeks of 2018.
The reason I've put JD on my list of worst stock ideas of 2018 has nothing to do with the fact it's down 47% year-to-date through Nov. 12 and everything to do with my suggestion that JD stock has more upside than Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), arguably the most dominant company in America.
In my defense, I did say in my January article that if you can own both, you should. However, now that Liu's revealed a potentially troubling side, I can't emphasize enough that this will affect JD.com's business, especially if charges are laid, and he's subsequently found guilty.
Liu is the heart and soul of its business.
My Worst Stock Picks of 2018: General Electric (GE)
My selection of General Electric (NYSE:GE) in early January as one of ten stocks that could surprise in 2018 was more wishful thinking than anything else.
"This last one must be considered the 'Hail Mary' of the bunch," I wrote January 4. "I don't like GE as a business or a stock because it's squandered so much shareholder goodwill over the past 20 years by being the worst kind of industrial conglomerate, one that's afraid of taking chances and is stuck in some time warp."
Little did I know that GE stock would go on to lose more than half its value over the next 11 months, get kicked out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the process, and ultimately have CEO John Flannery walk the plank after only 14 months in the top job.
Where I erred in naming GE a surprise stock of 2018 was in considering the possibility that GE could rebound from all the negative momentum.
Sometimes a falling knife is just that.
My Worst Stock Picks of 2018: J. Jill (JILL)
One area of the economy that I believe I have a pretty good handle on is the retail industry. My wife's worked in it her entire career (20+ years) and I tend to understand what it takes to be successful in retail.
So, the fact that I picked J. Jill (NYSE:JILL) as one of the 10 Best Stocks Under $10 in March 2018 is especially disappointing.
Not only was it taken public in March 2017 by a private equity firm — the kiss of death for any retail company — it also delayed its Q4 2017 results by two days around the time I wrote the article, often a warning sign that something's run amok.
The problem turned out to be some glitches in its e-commerce business that would affect its forecast for Q1 2018. As a result, J. Jill reported that its same-store sales would fall by mid-single digits in the first quarter, a disaster given same-store sales in the fourth quarter increased by 8.9%.
JILL stock fell by 35% on the day and it's had a tough time recovering ever since. Near $5 today, I have no desire to recommend it a second time.
My Worst Stock Picks of 2018: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
The sign of any good investor is someone willing to admit when they've been wrong about a stock. For me, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is an example where I've been turned from a bear to a bull in less than a year.
Back in early March, I compared AMD and Retail Properties of America (NYSE:RPAI), two stock with market caps of $2 billion or more and trading around $12.
At the time, I recommended investors go with the REIT because of its 5.5% dividend yield and the fact its business was starting to turn the corner after losing some retail tenants in 2017 due to bankruptcies, etc.
Naturally, RPAI has gone sideways in 2018, while AMD shot up to $34.14 during the summer before falling back into the high teens. In late September, while AMD was still trading in the low $30s, I suggested that it could hit $40 by March 2019. Of course, we know that's not likely to happen with only four months in which to double in price.
For me, the error wasn't picking AMD at $30 … it was not picking it at $12 when its business was apparently doing well.
Source: Scott Lewis via Flickr (Modified)
My Worst Stock Picks of 2018: Wayfair (W)
If you've owned Wayfair (NYSE:W) since the beginning of the year, you're up 14% year-to-date through Nov. 12, more than ten percentage points better than the S&P 500. If you've owned it since its October 2014 IPO, you're up 216%, more than four times the index.
The basic premise of my March 27 call — that Wayfair will never make money — still applies. The latest news about how much it's spending to capture customers, suggests it could have financial problems sooner rather than later.
Wayfair spends $196 in advertising on obtaining a new customer. Wayfair customers spend an average of $443 per year. That's not an impressive return on investment. I doubt Amazon spends that much for so little.
The problem that I have with my sell recommendation is that I was confusing a lousy business model with a bad stock. Until investors get off the momentum train that is W stock, my dire predictions will fall upon deaf ears. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't buy its stock in a million years, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't.
Worst Stock Ideas of 2018: Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (ECON)
I don't spend a tremendous amount of time talking about emerging markets or ETFs so my picking the Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (NYSEARCA:ECON) doesn't come close to being one of my worst stock ideas of the year.
Nevertheless, I still believe it deserves to be on the list because in recommending an emerging markets ETF, I got away from my strength in North American equities.
The other mistake I made on ECON is that it's partly a consumer discretionary fund and partially a consumer staples fund. You can't be all things to all people.
I really should have recommended a global or North American ETF that invests in either consumer discretionary stocks or consumer staples stocks, but not both.
My bad.
My Worst Stock Picks of 2018: Nike (NKE)
I'm a big fan of Phil Knight's, so it was hard for me to recommend in May that investors stay away from Nike (NYSE:NKE) stock.
In 7 Consumer Stocks to Sell Now, I failed to remember two key things about investors: One, we have short memories, and two, most investors are still pretty amoral despite the rise in socially responsible investing and aren't concerned about the poor corporate culture at Nike.
Shareholders want to see Nike do it. Profits and losses are all that count in their playbook.
Since I wrote this article, NKE stock is up 8%, despite October's carnage to vast swaths of stocks, including Nike, which lost 11% in the month.
Nike always prevails when it comes to the sports business. Always. If there's one stock that investors shouldn't bet against, it would be Nike.
As of this writing, Will Ashworth did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, https://investorplace.com/2018/11/seven-worst-stock-ideas-2018/.


What Is A Booster Program?
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1 What is a college booster?
2 Do booster club members get paid?
3 What type of business is a booster club?
4 What is a booster award?
5 What do booster clubs pay for?
6 Do boosters pay coaches salary?
7 How do I increase my booster club membership?
8 Do booster clubs have to file a tax return?
9 What does a booster club secretary do?
10 Are booster clubs 501c3?
11 Is a booster club a nonprofit?
12 Can booster clubs have individual accounts?
13 What's another word for booster?
14 What is a booster account?
15 How does a booster club work?
What is a college booster?
A booster, according to the NCAA, is a "representative of athletic interest." That covers a lot of people, including people who have made a donation to get season tickets, promoted or participated in groups promoting a school's athletics programs, donated to the athletics department, contributed to student-athlete
Do booster club members get paid?
Funds are given to the band based on an annual budget. Depending on the amount of funds raised, an equal amount of the cost for each student to go on the band tour is paid by the boosters. Students must pay the remaining cost of the band tour.
What type of business is a booster club?
A booster club is an organization that is formed to support an associated club, sports team, or organization. The booster club can support this through raising funds or coordinating events. While each operates differently, many booster clubs are organized and run by parents of the students in a particular organization.
What is a booster award?
The Booster Award is presented to a non-MMANC professional or organization that has significantly supported MMANC both as an organization and its activities.
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What do booster clubs pay for?
Booster clubs can financially support the program by providing additional funding for coaches, staff and event workers. They can organize team events, such as pregame or postgame dinners or social events during the season.
Do boosters pay coaches salary?
In fact, the coaches are mostly paid by athletic boosters. Their base salary, paid by the university, is usually in the $200,000 – $300,000 range for most Power 5 conference coaches. Also, it should be noted that these same boosters who graduated from Tech contribute to the academic needs of the university.
How do I increase my booster club membership?
The following are a few tips to help your booster club get more parents involved:
Make the meetings fun:
Make the meetings useful:
Make the meetings convenient:
Establish a welcoming committee:
Communicate, communicate, communicate:
Avoid parent involvement burnout:
Say thank you:
Do booster clubs have to file a tax return?
booster club DOES NOT have federal tax-exempt status, filing a Form 990, the tax-exempt return, will raise questions with the IRS. So, to be legal and operate under IRS rules, booster clubs need to pursue federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
What does a booster club secretary do?
Secretary. The secretary is responsible for keeping accurate records at club meetings (i.e., minutes) and providing monthly meeting minutes to the club members. The secretary should have a thorough understanding of proper meeting procedures (i.e., Robert's Rules of Order).
Are booster clubs 501c3?
Nonprofit organizations, including school booster clubs, must have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status to: Participate in fundraising programs like grocery scrip, Disney and ESPN grant programs.
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Is a booster club a nonprofit?
Booster club organizations are typically nonprofit and therefore qualify for tax-exemption. During the initial paperwork for starting the chapter, 501(c)(3) paperwork is filled out and submitted to the IRS to qualify for the tax-exemption.
Can booster clubs have individual accounts?
An individual fundraising account is any method by which a booster club credits an individual or family for all, or a portion, of the funds raised by the individual, family or organization.
What's another word for booster?
In this page you can discover 28 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for booster, like: supporter, promoter, sponsor, patron, booster-dose, recall dose, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket, booster amplifier and booster station.
What is a booster account?
Booster clubs are organizations in schools at the high school and university level. It is not a social club. Its main function is to develop support for the student program and raise funds to supplement shrinking public support as a result of budget cuts.
How does a booster club work?
A booster club is defined as "an organization that is formed to help support the efforts of a sports team or organization. Support is shown in many ways, including volunteering time, raising money, and contributing funds to better enhance the team or organization's performance."


Cristiano Ronaldo Agrees To A Yearly Contract Of £172.9 million With Al Nassr After Getting Kicked Out By Man- United
Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed on a bumper £172.9million-a-year contract with Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
This is coming after the 37-year-old had his Manchester United contract terminated following a tumultuous relationship with the club over controversial statements in a TV interview with Piers Morgan.
Now, Ronaldo is said to have sensationally agreed a two-and-a-half year deal with Al Nassr – worth an eye-watering £172.9million per year that will see him play until the age of 40, according to Spanish newspaper outlet Marca.
The former Real Madrid star rejected a switch to Saudi last summer, but without any firm interest from Europe's elite clubs, he looks set to now make the move.
Al-Nassr are one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, having being crowned winners of the country's top flight nine times, with their most recent triumph coming in 2019. They are currently managed by Frenchman Rudi Garcia, who has previously coached Roma, Marseille, and Lyon.
The Saudi giants also have a few big-name stars including goalkeeper David Ospina, Brazilian midfielder Luiz Gustavo, and Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar – who scored a contender for goal of the tournament at the Qatar World Cup earlier this week.
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After obtaining his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Illinois College, Steve attended the St. Louis College of Pharmacy (StLCOP) where he graduated with his B.S. Pharm degree and was a member of the Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honor Society. Following graduation, Steve spent several years as Assistant Director of Medical Affairs at a drug database company where he researched and coordinated material for inclusion in the databases and was the Assistant Editor of Evaluations of Drug Interactions. He also worked part-time as a clinical pharmacist at a St. Louis hospital, reviewing charts in the ICU. At Facts and Comparisons, a premier drug information publisher, Steve started as Assistant Editor and eventually became Publisher and then President and CEO. In 2002 Steve joined Corum Health Services as Director of Pharmacy and in 2017 became Executive Director. Other professional activities of note include 9 years on the Board of Trustees at StLCOP, a current member of the Preceptor Advisory Council at the college, and a current member of the Customer Advisory Board for Smith Drug, Corum's drug wholesaler. Steve has written numerous articles for newsletters and other publications and was a recipient of StLCOP's Alumni Association Outstanding Achievement Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award – Service to the College.
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